Ronoh presided over a key leadership transition at the Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya in a significant development for ...

Kenya plans to regain its position as the world’s biggest exporter of pyrethrum, a flower used to make insecticide, by allowing private producers to grow the crop, the Pyrethrum Regulatory Authority ...

Discover how Kentegra Biotechnology's $50 million success in Kenya's pyrethrum industry uncovers a rich history and raises critical questions about sustainability and competition in the agricultural s ...

The launch was led by Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe during the official opening of the 2025 Nakuru National Agricultural Show. While addressing farmers, ...

* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Mismanagement of Kenya's once globally dominant pyrethrum industry has dealt a harsh blow to the ...

The Pyrethrum Board of Kenya has paid farmers Sh33 million to offset longstanding arrears for produce which had been delivered. PBK, which owes farmers close to Sh80 million, has witnessed a myriad of ...

The children of Kenya’s ‘firsts’ – the first doctors/lawyers/engineers/presidents – should be all grown up by now, 50 years after uhuru. The children of ...

Nairobi — The Government will disburse Sh190 million to the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya. The money will be used to settle debts that the board owes farmers, President Mwai Kibaki announced on Friday ...

The demand for pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium) resulted in a greatly increased production of this profitable crop in Kenya during the War. It has been cultivated commercially in Kenya since ...

Kenya plans to regain its position as the world’s biggest exporter of pyrethrum, a flower used to make insecticide, by allowing private producers to grow the crop, the Pyrethrum Regulatory Authority ...