Pyrethrum farming is slowly making a comeback in Kenya as county governments take initiatives to promote the crop that was once a major foreign exchange earner. Over the past six years, production of ...

Following a ready market for the cash crop, pyrethrum will be grown alongside other crops such as potatoes, coffee, and maize, among others. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Almost two decades after farmers ...

Nyandarua’s pyrethrum farmers have a reason to smile following the entry of a major investor into the sector. The county will partner with Industrial Promotion Services (IPS), an arm of the Aga Khan ...

South African firm Inqo Investments has bought a stake in Kentegra Biotechnology Holdings, one of the six companies growing pyrethrum in Kenya for an undisclosed amount. The deal adds to its purchase ...

The recent clearance of pyrethrum farmers' arrears amounting to Sh863 million has revived interest in growing the crop. Farmers are asking for distribution of seeds and seedlings during flower ...

Pyrethrum farmers have been urged to increase production if they are to benefit from the increasing demand for the crop. Epimaque Nsanzabaganwa, the head of the horticulture division at the National ...