Nakuru County occupies a strategic place in Kenya’s social and economic landscape. With fertile land, major transport corridors, and a diverse population, it should be among the country’s most ...

“Pyrethrin is the most important insecticide in the world,” says Joel Maina Kibett, chief agriculture officer of Nakuru ...

According to a World Bank report, Kenya's pyrethrum peaked in production in 1992-1993 at 18,000 tonnes. Data from PPCk shows production was at its peak in the 1980s-1990s, with about 200,000 growers ...

The State-owned Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya (PPCK) remains trapped by a Sh3.5 billion debt after a failed asset sale derailed the restructuring plan meant to clear long-standing financial ...

Kenya was once the world’s leading producer of pyrethrum, exporting to markets in the US, Europe, China and South Africa. But the sector collapsed in the 1990s due to mismanagement, delayed payments ...

Kyle Schutter's LinkedIn post about Kentegra Biotechnology's "$50 million success story" in pyrethrum processing caught my attention last week. Schutter, who runs Kenyan investment platform Kuzana, ...

Protect your garden naturally with insect-repelling plants like lavender, basil, and rosemary, which deter mosquitoes and flies. Marigolds and chrysanthemums combat harmful garden insects, while ...

TAMMY: Pyrethrum is a natural insecticide, made from plants in the now-obsolete genus of daisies that included chrysanthemums and tanacetum. The active chemicals in these plants are called pyrethrins ...

Consumer products maker SC Johnson and a project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development are teaming up to help Rwandan farmers boost production of pyrethrum. Extracted from the dried ...

Tasmania and Victoria hold the exclusive growing rights to the pyrethrum crop, a privilege dating back to 1986 in the island state and 15 years in Victoria. Pyrethrum is an active ingredient in many ...

A research team has elucidated the biosynthetic pathways of pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium), identifying key genes responsible for pyrethrin production. These findings highlight pyrethrum's ...