A farmer in Nakuru County Samuel Kamau carry his pyrethrum seedlings during the launch of pyrethrum revival program at Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya Nursery in Kuresoi North. FILE PHOTO | NMG
The once-lucrative pyrethrum sector remains in a quandary despite initiatives to revive it, a new assessment report by Nakuru county shows.
There is improved production in eight out of the 11 sub-counties, namely Bahati, Subukia, Njoro, Kuresoi North, Kuresoi South, Gilgil, Naivasha and Molo, but statistics show the sector is far off from reclaiming its lost glory.
