Pyrethrum was introduced in Kenya in the 1920’s by colonial farmers, who through influence caused the enactment of the Pyrethrum Act by the colonial Government. And at independence Chapter 340 of the ...

Employees of Pyrethrum Board of Kenya workers tend to a nursery bed. More than 100 workers at the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya have gone on strike, claiming that they have not been paid for three months.

As the Government starts a programme to revamp the moribund pyrethrum sub-sector, disillusioned farmers in the North Rift are uprooting the crop due to Pyrethrum Board of Kenya (PBK) delay in paying ...

Nairobi — The pyrethrum sector regulator has opposed plans by a private firm to produce, process and market the crop before the sector is fully liberalised. Speaking through a director, Mr Samuel ...

Kagwe noted that the recent ban of 77 harmful pesticides and restrictions on more than 100 others open up a market gap that Kenyan pyrethrum can help fill. Kagwe stressed the Ministry’s commitment to ...

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

The Pyrethrum Board of Kenya (PBK) yesterday explained that the delay in paying farmers their dues was caused by low demand in the world market. The board's public relations manager, Mr Steve Wangaji ...

(MENAFN- Markets Research Reports) Pyrethrin (CAS 8003-34-7) Market Sales Revenue, Consumption, Growth Rate by top Manufacturers like Botanical Resources Australia, Pyrethrum Board of Kenya, Horizon ...

Production of a valuable flower crop is blooming again in Kenya after years of wilting sales. Chrysanthemums, aside from being attractive, are prized as a source of organic pesticides, called ...