Kenya’s pyrethrum industry did not collapse because farmers forgot how to grow the crop. It was not destroyed by drought, ...

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 ...

A new company in the pyrethrum industry plans to partner with the Government and other interested stakeholders to add value to Kenya's pyrethrum exports. Orion Export Processing Zone Ltd is seeking ...

* 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 ...