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US biotech firm investment to boost pyrethrum in Kisii

US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Pyrethrum farmers in Kisii are set for better fortunes after a United States-based biotechnology company expressed interest in injecting funds into the production of the cash crop.

Agriculture Executive Esman Onsarigo said US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter, during his visit to the county on Tuesday, promised to help the devolved unit revamp the once-lucrative pyrethrum farming in the region.

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