We have collected important information on banana production from over two thousand small-scale farmers in the Mt. Kenya region using Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) method;

We have trained about four hundred farmers on nursery management, banana agronomy and post harvest handling of bananas in the Mt Kenya region;

We have established six village nurseries and six demonstration plots in the region following participatory approach;

We have collected the local banana cultivars grown in the above region and studies on their in vitro conservation and DNA characterization using AFLP method is ongoing;