Murang’a farmers dump coffee for profitable bananas

Banana farmer Mr Amos Mwangi who uprooted his coffee trees and replaced them with banana plants doses not regret as banana farming is profitable with quick returns. Mwangi a resident of Kaharati Village in Murang'a South district. PHOTO: BONIFACE GIKANDI/STANDARD

MURANG’A: At first, Amos Mwangi was bitter about how mismanagement of the coffee sector forced him to uproot his crop and replace it with bananas.

But the 40-year-old now has a different story to tell, saying he has experienced a blessing in disguise.  Mr Mwangi is among the well-to-do villagers in Kaharati, Murang'a as his banana farm is earning much more than the coffee plantation used to fetch him.