CGIAR/KikuyuEnglish_translation huggingface dataset:
English: Just plant one variety in the field or, in case of more varieties, have them properly separated for easy management. 
Kikuyu: Handaga mūgūnda-inī mūmera wa mūthemba ūmwe tu, kana ūngīkorūo ūrī na mīthemba mīingī, ītigithūranīrie wega nīguo ūhote kūramata.
English: Different varieties may mature at different times, or may need different agronomic management. 
Kikuyu: Mīmera ngūrani no īre ihinda rītiganīte, kana ībatare kūmenyererio na njīra ngūrani.
English: Note that there is no risk of cross pollination in potatoes.
Kikuyu: Ririkana atī gūtirī ūgwati Kūhūūrana na mīmera kūngīhotithirie mbembe kūingīha.
English: What are the advantages of certified seeds in potato seed production?
Kikuyu: Nī ūguni ūrīkū ūkoragwo na mbegū iria ciīrīkītio harī kūhanda mbegū cia waru?
English: Better yield, pest/disease resistance and drought tolerance. 
Kikuyu: Mūingīhe, ūhoti wa kūrūa na mīrimū na ūhoti wa na kūrūa na ng'aragu.
English: Certified seeds are a product of many years of research and development combined with excellent agronomic practices. 
Kikuyu: Mbegū cia kūhanda ciūmanagā na Mīaka mīingī ya ūthuthuria na ūtuīria ītukithanītio na mītugo mīega ya ūrīmi.
English: Certified seeds have good attributes, are healthy, strong and well adapted for different agro ecological zones.
Kikuyu: Mbegū iria ithomithītio nī njega, irī na ūgima mwega wa mwīrī, na nī ciagīrīire kūhūthīrūo mīgūnda-inī ngūrani.
English: Seed potato is disease free since regular inspections are done in the seed potato fields by well-trained government officials.
Kikuyu: Mbegũ cia mĩmera itirĩ na mĩrimũ tondũ thirikari nĩ ĩmenyerete mũno wĩra ũcio wa gũthuthuria mĩgũnda ya waru.
English: Seed potato production is traceable and hence brings accountability.
Kikuyu: ūrīmi wa waru nī ūmenyekaga na kwoguo nī ūrehagīra andū wīra.
English: Seed potato maintains the value traits of the crop. 
Kikuyu: Ngarīki ya mbegū īgūtūūria ngumo cia bata cia mbegū īcio.
English: Many good traits of a potato variety can be gotten in certified potato seed.
Kikuyu: Ngumo nyingī njega cia mīthemba ya waru no cionekage thīinī wa mbegū cia mbembe iria ithomithītio.
English: Certified seed potato compliments your good agronomic practices making sure you get the most from your inputs, it saves cost of inputs since disease and pest incidence is lower.
Kikuyu: Mbegū cia kūhanda iria ciīna kībaū nī cia kūgaathīrīria mītugo yaku mīega ya ūrīmi kūgīa na ma atī nī ūragunīka biū kuumana na indo iria ūhūthīrīte, nī kūhonokagia thogora wa indo iria ūhūthīrīte tondū mūrimū na tūnyamū tūrīa tūrehaga mīrimū nī tūnyihīte.
English: What are the features of quality seed tubers?
Kikuyu: Nī maūndū marīkū makonainie na mbegū cia mbeū njega?
English: Free from seed-borne disease and pests.
Kikuyu: ītarī na mīrimū na tūnyamū tūngī tūrehagwo nī mbeū.
English: Seed tubers must not be mixed with other varieties. 
Kikuyu: Mbeu cia mbegū itiagīrīire kūnyitithanīrio na mīthemba īngī.
English: High sprouting vigour. 
Kikuyu: Kūgīa na hinya mūingī wa kūhanda.
English: Seed tuber weight should be 30 to 50 g to reduce the need for cutting that may introduce infection.
Kikuyu: ūritū wa mbegū cia mīmera nī wagīrīirūo gūkorūo ūrī 30 nginya 50 g nīguo ūhote kūnyihanyihia bata wa kūiga tūcunjī twa mbegū kūrehe mūrimū.
English: Why is sunlight treatment in seed tubers?
Kikuyu: Nī kīī gītūmaga mīmera ya mbegū īgīe na ūtheri wa riūa?
English: A sunlight treatment involves exposing seed tubers to sunlight for 20 to 30 days at 10 to 20º C before planting to stimulate healthy and uniform sprouts (4 to 8) on each of the tubers.
Kikuyu: Kūhīa na riūa nī kuuga kūhūūra mīmera ya mbegū riūa-inī kwa mīthenya 20 nginya 30 harī 10o C nginya 20o C mbere ya kūhanda nīguo mīmera īgīe na mīmera mīega na īkoragwo īiganaine (4 nginya 8) harī o mūmera.
English: Seed tubers with 4 to 8 young sprouts emerges from every eye, which are 0.5 to 1 cm long, strong, healthy, and green are best for planting.
Kikuyu: Maciaro ma mbegū marī na tūcungwa 4 nginya 8 tūrīa tūrī na ūraihu wa sentimita 0.5 nginya 1, tūrī na hinya na ūgima mwega wa mwīrī, na mīmera īrīa mīruru nī mīega ya kūhanda.
English: What is the recommended potato seed is for planting?
Kikuyu: Nī mbegū irīkū cia waru cia kūhanda irutagwo?
English: A grower should use seed potato tubers that are healthy, strong, have good colour, and have broken dormancy with 4 to 6 sprouts per tuber
Kikuyu: Mūrīmi agīrīirūo kūhūthīra mbegū cia mbembe iria irī na ūgima mwega wa mwīrī, irī na hinya, irī na rangi mwega, na irī na mīmera 4 nginya 6 harī o mbegū
English: What are some of the factors to consider in potato seed production preparation?
Kikuyu: Nī maūndū marīkū magīrīire gwīcirio rīrīa mūndū arabanga mbegū cia kūhanda?
English: Buy clean seed that has been certified by KEPHIS.
Kikuyu: ūgūre mbegū theru iria ciīkīrītwo nī KEPHIS.
English: When collecting the seeds from the seed merchant Agrico PSA, the farmer is advised not to store the seed for more than 5 days. 
Kikuyu: Arīmi magīthuura mbegū kuuma kūrī Agrico PSA, nī magīrīirwo kwaga gūciiga makīria ma thikū ithano.
English: Potatoes should not be stored in a space where other potatoes are kept, where other foodstocks, chemicals or fertilizers are kept. 
Kikuyu: Mbatata itiagīrīirūo kūigwo handū harīa ingī ciigītwo, kūrīa irio ingī, dawa ya kūhūra mūgūnda kana mboga ingī ciigītwo.
English: The storage space needs to be disinfected prior to use.If potatoes are stored temporarily
Kikuyu: Kūiga indo icio nī kūbataraga gūtherio na kīndū gīa gūtheria mīrimū mbere ya kūhūthīrūo.
English: It should be in a dry, dark, very well-ventilated place where temperatures don’t go below 10 degrees or above 20 degrees, and the potatoes can not be affected by rodents or insects, or other elements of nature.
Kikuyu: No mūhaka akorūo arī handūharīa hatarī maaī, handū harī ndūma, harī rīera rīega, kūrīa rīera rītikoragwo na ūrugarī wa digrii 10 kana makīria ma digrii 20, na kūrīa waru itangīthūkagio nī tūnyamū kana tūnyamū tūngī kana indo ingī cia ndūire.
English: Be careful when transporting your seeds. 
Kikuyu: Wīmenyerere rīrīa ūratwara mbeū ciaku.
English: Do not transport potato seeds in an open truck. 
Kikuyu: Ndūgatwarage mbegū cia waru na rori ītarī na gīkūniko
English: If it rains and the potatoes get wet, they can start rotting within 24 hours. 
Kikuyu: Kūgiūra mbura na waru inyitwo nī maaī, no ciambīrīrie kūbutha thutha wa mathaa 24.
English: Potatoes should not be transported in a truck together with any other products, especially with ripening fruits. 
Kikuyu: Waru itiagīrīirūo gūtwarwo na ngari hamwe na indo ingī, na makīria matunda marīa marīkītie kwirūa
English: Fruits emit high levels of ethylene, which can damage the sprouts and stop the potatoes from germinating. 
Kikuyu: Matūnda nī marekagiriria ethylene nyingī mūno, na ūndū ūcio no ūthūkie mīmera īyo na ūgirie mbatatī īciarage.
English: Potatoes should not be transported in a truck that carries or has carried fruits a day before.
Kikuyu: Waru itiagīrīirūo gūtwarwo na rori īratwarithia kana īratwarithītie matunda mūthenya ūcio ūrathirire.
English: If that is the case, make sure the truck is cleaned and keep the doors open for a long time to reduce the level of ethylene prior to loading
Kikuyu: Angīkorūo nīguo-rī, ririkana atī rori nī ītheretio na ūtigīre mīrango īrī mīhingūre kwa ihinda iraya nīguo ūnyihanyihie ethylene mbere ya kūbokerwo
English: Why is sorting important as a value addition strategy?
Kikuyu: Nīkī gūthuura nī ūndū wa bata harī gwīkīra indo cia bata?
English: Diseased and cut tubers are sorted out to avoid losses in storage due to rotting
Kikuyu: Mīmera īrīa īrī na mīrimū na īrīa ītinangītwo nī īthuuragwo wega nīguo ītigakorūo īthirīte nī ūndū wa kūbutha
English: What are some of the factors to consider in potato grading?
Kikuyu: Nī maūndū marīkū mangībatara gwīcūrania rīrīa tūratua ngūrani cia waru?
English: Potatoes are graded depending on size and shape of tuber;
Kikuyu: Waru ni īthūragwo kūringana na mūigana na mūhianīre.
English: Malformed tubers are removed;Ware: beyond 60 mm gauge;Seed: 28 – 60mm gauge;Charts: Less than 28 mm gauge
Kikuyu: Mīmera īrīa ītarī mīgima nī īrutagwo;Mbeū: makīria ma 60 mm;Mbeū: 28 ⁇ 60 mm; Tūbiri: Itarī ikinyītie 28 mm
English: How should ware potatoes be stored?
Kikuyu: Mīmera īyo īgīrīire kūigwo atīa?
English: Ware tubers should be kept in a dark store to prevent greening.
Kikuyu: Mīmera īyo yagīrīirwo kūigwo handū hatarī na ūtheri nīguo ītigathūke.
English: The store should be cool and well ventilated;
Kikuyu: Nyūmba īyo yagīrīirūo gūkorūo īrī theru na īgakorūo na rīera rīega.
English: How should seed potato be stored?
Kikuyu: Mbegū cia kūhanda ciagīrīirūo kūigwo na njīra īrīkū?
English: Seed potatoes are kept in a cool store with diffuse light for coloured, short sprouts to develop, however, avoid direct sunlight
Kikuyu: Mbegū cia waru ciigagwo handū hega hatarī na ūtheri mūingī nīgetha ikūre na ngūrū na irī na marangi, no ndūgaikare ūtheri-inī wa riū
English: What is the best time to plant bananas in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Nī īhinda rīrīkū rīega rīa kūhanda marigū būrūri-inī wa Kenya?
English: Bananas can be planted throughout the year in Kenya, but the best time is during the rainy season to ensure adequate soil moisture for young plants.
Kikuyu: Marigū no mahandūo mahinda o mothe mwaka-inī, no ihinda rīega makīrīa rīa kuhanda nī rīrīa kūrī na mbura nyingī nīguo gūtigīrīra tīīrī wīna ūgūnyu wa kūigana kūrī mūmera.
English: What temperature do banana require to grow?
Kikuyu: Nī gīthimi kīrīkū kīa ūrigarī kībatiī kūgacīra ūkūria wa marigū?
English: For optimal growth, bananas require a warm humid climate.
Kikuyu: Nīguo gūkūra wega, marigū mabatie rīera ria ūrūgarī na wūigū ūigananīīrie.
English:  An average temperature of 20°C-30°C is required. 
Kikuyu: Ūrugarī wa kuuma gīthimi kīa 20°C nginya 30°C nī ūbatiī.
English: At Below 20°C, normal plant growth is retarded. 
Kikuyu: Ūngīnyihīra gīthimi kīa 20°C, mūmera nī wīgucagia gūkūra
English: Lacatan and Valery tolerates cold weather better than other varieties. 
Kikuyu: Mīthemba ya marigū ya Lacatan na Valery nī yūmagīrīria kūndū kūrī na heho gūkīra mīthemba īngī.
English: Cooler areas (higher altitudes) slow down plant development and the inflorescence may also fail to emerge.
Kikuyu: Macigīrīra marīa marī na heho(kūndū kūrī igūrū) nīgūtūmaga marigū megucie gūkūra na mahūa nomage kumīra. .
English: What are the ideal climatic conditions for banana farming in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Nī maūndū marīkū mega ma rīera mabataiī ūkūria-inī wa marigū būrūri-inī wa Kenya.
English: Bananas thrive in temperatures between 20°C and 30°C and require well-distributed rainfall throughout the year.
Kikuyu: Marigū makūraga wega kūndū kūrī ūrūgarī wa 20°C nginya 30°C na mabataraga mbura īraura wega mwaka-inī wothe.
English: What is the recommended altitude to grow bananas?
Kikuyu: Marigū mabatiī gūkūrio matūra-inī marī kūndu kūrī igūrū atīa?
English: Altitudes of below 1800 m above sea level are generally recommended for the production of bananas.. 
Kikuyu: Marigū mendekithagio gūkūrio matūra-inī marī mita 1800 gūcoka nathī igūrū wa iria.
English: How much rainfall do banana require?
Kikuyu: marigū mabataranaga mbura īīgana atīa?
English: Bananas can grow well with an annual rainfall of between 1000 and 2500 mm. 
Kikuyu: marigū no makūre wega na mbura ya mūigana wa milimita 1000 nginya 2500 o mwaka.
English: optimal yields require a well distributed annual rainfall of 1400 mm or more, without long dry spells.
Kikuyu: Nigūo kūgīa na magetha maingī, marigū mabatie mbura ya mūigana wa 1400mm kana makīria harī mwaka.
English: What are the major challenges faced by banana farmers in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Nī mathīna marīkū magomeire arīmī a marigū Kenya?
English: Challenges include pests, diseases, fluctuating market prices, limited access to credit, and inadequate infrastructure.
Kikuyu: Mathina nī ta: tūtambi, mirīmū, gūcejia kwa mathogora mathoko-inī, kūaga kūheo lūni na kūaga ūthii wa nambere wa matūūra ukīnyanīīre īkīro.
English: Are there government support programs for banana farmers in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Hihi nī kūrī honge cia thirikari ya Kenya iheyanaga ūteithio kūrī akūria a marigū?
English: Yes, the Kenyan government offers various support programs, including subsidies, training, and access to credit for banana farmers.
Kikuyu: Nī kūrī, thirikari ya Kenya nī īrī honge irīa iteithagia ūkūria wa marigū na njīra cia, kūnyīhīa mathogora, kubūdithia arīmī na kūhe arīmī mbeca cia wonjoria
English: How can I improve the profitability of my banana farming operation?
Kikuyu: Ingīongerera atia baita harī ūkūria wa Marigū
English: Focus on cost-effective practices, market research, and adopting modern farming techniques to enhance profitability.
Kikuyu: Rora makīria njīra cia kūnyihia ngarama, īka ūthuthuria mūiganu, rīma ūkīhūthīra njīra cia kīīrīu nīguo kuongerera baita
English: Are there training programs available for new banana farmers in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Hihi nī kūrī tabarīra cia ūrutani kūrī arīmī eru a marigū Kenya?
English: Yes, agricultural extension services and training programs are available through government agencies and agricultural organizations to help new banana farmers acquire essential knowledge and skills.
Kikuyu: Nī kūrī tabarīra īcī īria cionekaga kūhetūkira honge cia thirikari cia ūrīmī nīguo gūteithia arīmī eru na ūgi ūria ubatie.
English: What are the economic benefits of growing bananas in Kenya? 
Kikuyu: Nī baita īrīkū cia ūkurīa cionekaga nīundū wa marigū?
English: Banana farming in Kenya is a significant agricultural sector that plays a crucial role in the country’s economy. 
Kikuyu: Urīmī wa marigū nī mwega Kenya tondū nīutethagia gūkūria būrūri.
English: Kenya is one of the leading banana-producing countries in Africa, and this industry has provided employment opportunities for many rural communities while also contributing to food security and export revenue.
Kikuyu: Kenya nī ūmwe wa mabūrūrī ma Afrika marīa marī na ūkūria mūnene wa marigū, ūkūria ūyu nī uteithitie kūhingūra mawīra matūra-īnī na kuongerera wūīngi wa īrīo na wendia wa nja ya būrūri.
English: Which county in Kenya produce a lot of bananas?
Kikuyu: Ni County irīkū īkūragia muno marigū Kenya?
English: Kisii region produces the bulk of the cooking varieties, while the central and eastern regions produce more desert varieties. 
Kikuyu: Matūra ma Gīthii nīmo makūragia mūno marigū mithemba ya kūruga, nakīo gīcigo gīa gatagatī ka ka būrūri na ithūīro rīa Kenya nīcio cikūragia mūno mithemba ya kwīruhia.
English: Unlike in other East African countries where bananas are cooked as part of the staple diet, Kenyan consumers prefer desert banana. 
Kikuyu: Mūgarū na mabūrūrī mangi ma Afrika ya ithūiro, marīa makūragia marigū ma kūruga, arīi a Kenya mendaga marigū meru.
English: The demand for ripened fruit often outsrips supply, which has created opportunities for imports from neighbouring countries. 
Kikuyu: Ūbatari wa marigū meru nī ukīraga marīa tūrahota gūkūria, ūndū ūrīa ūtamaga tūgūre kuuma nja ya mabūrūri marīa tūrigainiī
English: Despite its importance, banana production in Kenya has not received due policy attention, unlike other cash and horticultural crops. 
Kikuyu: Mūgarū na baita ya mo, ūrīmi wa marigū ndūrī warūmbūiyo na mawatho ta mīmera īria īngī ya biacara na mahūa.
English: Meru County is the largest banana producer, among the banana producing counties in Kenya.
Kikuyu: County ya Meru nīo īri ūciarithania mūnene wa marigū Kenya
English: How profitable is banana farming in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Urīmī wa marigū ūkoragwo na baita īigana atīa?
English: Let us assume that they will be ready for harvesting (as 12 months is the average for most cooking bananas), 
Kikuyu: Reke tuge marigū ma kūruga makūraga thutha wa mieri 12,
English: and that you harvest 450 bunches of good size and they will be sold at an average figure of Shs12,000 per bunch (farm gate), 
Kikuyu: na ūngīgetha ngoro 450 nene na ciendio gatagatī-inī ka 12,000 o ngoro,
English: you will generate Shs5,400,000 at this first harvest,
Kikuyu: nī uguthodeka shiringī 5,400,000 igetha rīa mbere.
English: How many banana trees per īka in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Īka īmwe īngīhanduo ītīna cigana cia marīgu Kenya?
English: Getting a special breed of bananas which are resistant to pests and diseases is a tall order. 
Kikuyu: Kuona mūthemba ūria wītīragia tutambi na mīrimu wīna bata makīria
English: Go for bananas that have undergone tissue culture because they are hybrid kind of and normally do well. 
Kikuyu: Etha mīthemba ya gūciarithanio ya kīīrīu tondū nīīciaraga wega.
English: In an īka you can plant approx. 800–1000 bananas.
Kikuyu: Harī īka imwe, no ūhande kuuma ītina 800 nginya 1000
English: Which county produces most bananas in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Nī county īrīkū īciarithanagia marigū mūno Kenya?
English: Meru County is currently the leading producer of bananas in Kenya, having overtaken Kisii County in the recent past.
Kikuyu: County ya Meru nīo īri ūciarithania mūnene wa marigū Kenya, rīu nī īhetūkite county ya Gīthii.
English: How do you make bananas bigger?
Kikuyu: Īngīnenehia atīa marigū?
English: The trick is to cut the purple flower below the stalk off when the small nectar-filled flowers start to fall off. 
Kikuyu: Thiri ni kūrenga kīro kīa purple thī wa mūkori rīrīa mahūa marīa manini mabīrīrīa kūgūa.
English: It is nature's indication that the plant has made all the fruit it can support. 
Kikuyu: Ūū nīkuonania mūmera ūyū nīūciarīte matunda ma kūigana
English: The fingers, as the bananas are called, will get big
Kikuyu: Ciara cia marigū nīikūneneha.
English: How long does banana take to grow?
Kikuyu: marigū moyaga kahinda kaigana atīa gūkūra?
English: Bananas do not grow from a seed but from a bulb or rhizome, and it takes 9 to 12 months from sowing a banana bulb to harvesting the fruit. 
Kikuyu: marigū matikūraga kūumana na mbeu no nī mathundūkaga, na moyaga kahinda ka mieri 9 nginya 12 kuuma kuhanda nginya kūgetha matunda.
English: The banana flower appears in the sixth or seventh month. 
Kikuyu: Kīro kīa marigū kīumagīra mweri-inī wa gatandatū nginya wa mūgwanja.
English: Unlike other fruit like apples which have a growing season, bananas are available all year round.
Kikuyu: Mūgarū na matunda marīa mangī, marigū nī monekaga mwaka-inī wothe
English: What are the challenges facing banana production?
Kikuyu: Nī mathīna marīkū magomagīra ūciarithania wa marigū?
English: Lack of planting materials as a challenge in banana farming. 
Kikuyu: Wagi wa indo cia kūhanda nī thina mūnene harī ūrimī wa marigū
English: Conventional banana farming involves using suckers as planting materials. 
Kikuyu: ūrīmi wa marigū nī ūhūthagīra thuna ta indo cia bata cia urīmi
English: Due to limited planting materials, most farmers are forced to use suckers from existing orchards.
Kikuyu: Nīūndū wa wagi ūyū, arīmī aingī mahandaga sakasī mīgūnda-inī yao.
English: How many bananas can you get from one tree?
Kikuyu: Hihi ūngīona marigū maigana atīa o harī gītina?
English: As the bud unfolds, it reveals double rows of tiny flowers. 
Kikuyu: Rīrīa kīro kīrekūmba, kīambagia kuonania tūhūa tūnini
English: Each of these flowers will become an individual banana, or a “finger.” 
Kikuyu: O harī kīro kīu kionanagia matunda maria magūciaruo
English: Each row of bananas is call a “hand” and is made up of 14 to 20 fingers. 
Kikuyu: O he raini ītaguo mwahū na o mwahū īthondokaguo nī marigū 14-20
English: Each stem grows 9 to 12 hands, which means that a single banana plant can produce up to 240 bananas.
Kikuyu: Ngoro īmwe īkoragwo na mīahū 9-12 , ūguo nī kuuga īrīgū rīmwe no rīciare marigū 240
English: How long does a banana fruit take to mature?
Kikuyu: ītunda ria īrigu rīoyaga kahinda kaigana atīa gūkūra?
English: Bananas are harvested raw and ripened artificially. 
Kikuyu: marigū magethagwo marī methe magacoka makarindwo
English: The dwarf bananas are ready for harvest within 11- 14 months after planting, while tall cultivars take about 14-16 months to harvest. 
Kikuyu: marigū mūthemba mūkuhī makūraga thutha wa mīeri 12-14 thutha wa kūhada, namo mūthemba mūraihu woyaga mīeri 14-16 nīguo magethwo
English: A bunch usually takes 90-120 days to mature after shooting, depending on climate and cultural practices.
Kikuyu: Kīhonge kioyaga thikū 90-120 gūkūra thutha wa gūthunduka kūringana na rīera na marīa matūrigicīirie
English: What month is banana season?
Kikuyu: Nī mweri ūrikū wa kīmera kīa marigū?
English: Do banana flowers need to be pollinated?
Kikuyu: Kīro kīa marigū ñī kībatiī gūcīarithanio?
English: Bananas are propagated through cuttings which means that all bananas are clones of each other. 
Kikuyu: Marigū marīa mothe mahetūraguo, makoroguo mothe mahanaine mwana na nyina.
English: Hybrid bananas are parthenocarpic, which means that they don't need to be pollinated to produce fruits. 
Kikuyu: marigū ma kīrīu matibataraga gūcīarithanio nīguo kūgīa matunda
English: Wild bananas do require pollination. They are pollinated by fruit bats.
Kikuyu: marigū ma mūtitū nī mabataranaga gūcīarīthanio. Maciarithanagio nī tunyoni
English: Do you need a male and female banana tree?
Kikuyu: Hihi nī ūbataraga īrigu rīa gīke na njamba?
English: Banana trees do not have a gender in the same way that animals do. 
Kikuyu: Mītī ya marigū ndīrī gīke kana njamba
English: However, bananas are produced by banana plants, which are usually propagated through vegetative reproduction, such as by using cuttings from the parent plant.
Kikuyu: marigū maumaga kūrī mīmera ya marigū, marīa kingī maumaga kūrī thuna
English: What is De-suckering?
Kikuyu: De-suckering nī gwīka atīa?
English: Competition between suckers depletes soil fertility very fast and results in weak plants which are very susceptible to infections. 
Kikuyu: Macindano ma thuna nīmatūmaga īrīo tīīrī-inī ithire na ūgūo gūtūma mūmera wage gwītiria mīrīmū
English: About 3 to 4 suckers should be maintained per stool in order to ensure strong plants and good yields. 
Kikuyu: thuna 3-4 nicio ībatiī kūroruo nīguo gūtīgīrira mūmera nīwagia magetha mega na wīna hinya.
English: Any ex- African Organic Agriculture Training Manual Banana suckers should be removed when they are still young. 
Kikuyu: kūringana na Ex African Organic Agricultural Training Manual, thuna cibatie kūeherio cīrī o nini
English: Suckers at different growth stages (mother, daughter and granddaughter) on the opposite side of the mother plant, should be chosen, 
Kikuyu: thuna ikūraga na irathi ngūrani ngūrani( maitū, mwarī na gacūcū) mwena-inī wa gītina kīa maitu, nī ho ubatie gūthurwo
English: also to avoid competition for light.
Kikuyu: nigūo kūgīrīrīria gūtharana ūtheri.
English: De-suckering should be done well, so that pruned suckers do not grow up again. 
Kikuyu: Kweheria thuna kūbatiī gwīkwo wega nīguo gūtigīrīra ītīkūmera rīngī
English: The sucker pseudostem should be cut off near its corm and the sharp point of the knife twisted into the growing point to kill off the sucker permanently. 
Kikuyu: Mūkori wa thuna ūbatīe kūrengwo wega na mwena ūria wina mūthia kūgarūruo nīguo ndūkamere rīngi.
English: During this operation, care must be taken not to harm other daughter plants. 
Kikuyu: Ukīruta wīra ūyū tigīrīra nīweka na ūbacīrīru nīgūo ndugathūkie mūmera ucio ungī.
English: In the course of time, the banana plants tend to grow away from the original space whereby the gaps between the plants become smaller.
Kikuyu: Thutha wa kahinda, thuna cia marigū ciambagīrīria kuehera gītīna-īnī nīūndū nī hatumanaga.
English: At this point, it is necessary to remove the plants that stand close to each other. 
Kikuyu: Ihinda rīrī he bata kūeheria mīmera īrīa īrugamīte hakuhī
English: If the original pattern of the banana plantation becomes completely distorted, then the plantation should be cleared and newly planted.
Kikuyu: marigū mangīcenjia mūbango wa ūrīa mabangītwo mabatīe kweherio na kūhandūo mangī.
English: What is Deleafing?
Kikuyu: Deleafing nī kuuga atīa?
English: Old leaves and sheaths are susceptible to infections and can host infections if not removed in time. 
Kikuyu: Mathangū makūrū nīmanyitagwo nī mīrimū mangīa kūeherio ihinda-inī rīrīa rīagīrīire.