Mr Wycliffe Machuki is one of the many local banana entrepreneurs in Kisii County.
Besides being a farmer, he is an electronic goods businessman in Kisii town.
He began by planting 5 suckers in his 2 acre farm in Keumbu where he earlier majored in maize farming.
"I began by planting only 5 suckers and watered them to maturity. Right now, I have hundreds of them from which I earn well," says Machuki.
He sells his produce in Kisii town and Keumbu Market at between Sh500- Sh1,000 per full banana bunch.
Every month, he collects between Sh30,000-Sh40,000 from the harvest.
Machuki has inter cropped bananas with other crops including maize, beans, sweet potatoes and cassava, which are favourable.
"Bananas are beneficial. The peels, leaves and banana stems are used as animal feeds. In return, manure from the animals can be applied on the farm, thus maximising the produce," adds Machuki.
He often attends to farmers training seminars by the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (Kari) to learn more about farming.
At a time when Kenya's economy is experiencing inflation, Machuki says that food security can be attained if growing bananas is embraced especially during the ongoing heavy rains.
He urges farmers in Kisii County to take advantage of the rains and invest more in banana growing to enhance a sustainable economy.