Farmers team up to set up Kenya's first ever banana wine, beer factory

Locals enjoy banana wine at Mlango banana market

MERU: Farmers become wise the day they realise selling raw products fetches them a raw deal. Lawrence Mwirigi, a banana farmer from Imenti South, knows this all too well.

“I depend on bananas to raise my family. Value addition is important. That is why I, not only specialise in raw bananas, but also develop wine, beer, crisps and flour,” says Mwirigi, who is a member of the Meru Banana Farmers Cooperative.