Several authors have pointed out the importance of horticulture in poverty reduction and enhancing food security in developing economies. The success of the Kenyan French beans is also attributed to Kenya's natural advantage in the production of horticultural crops (McCulloh and Ota, 2002). French beans increase farmers' income and thus improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Kenya through enhanced productivity, crop diversification, and improved market access (USAID, 2012).write in five sentences