Simple growing guide for plantain trees: Care and growing

Dorice Ombuna a banana farmer inspects her bananas at her Kionganyo farm in Kisii County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Growing plantains is easy; however, simple mistakes can result in a plantain tree that does not give maximum yields. Some planting techniques will have healthy, vigorous plantain suckers with high yielding potential to produce smaller fruits upon maturity. Small fruits or plantains with few hands lead to low market prices and poor income for farmers.