Equity Bank and Co-operative Bank of Kenya owe the government Sh457 million arising from historical agreements where the State provided funds to the firms for onward lending to businesses, including ...

Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe /FILEKenya’s agriculture sector in 2025 was characterised by big promises, uneven outcomes, climate variability and rising cost pressures of food commodities. While ...

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 ...

The yellow center of the 'killer chrysanthemum' contains a natural toxin that is a powerful insecticide. This flower, the pyrethrum plant, contains a potent chemical that is made into an effective, ...

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 ...