By REITZ MUREITHIMore by this AuthorThe pyrethrum industry has received a boost after an American company was approved to invest in the one-time multi-billion-shilling crop. The entry of these companies brings down a monopoly market that was enjoyed by the State-owned Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya, Nakuru. In an interview with the Nation on Thursday, Kentegra Biotechnology chief operating officer Scott Sweat said the company hoped to work with thousands of new and existing pyrethrum farmers. “Kenya used to dominate the world supply of pyrethrum and we want to bring that back. Kentegra Biotechnology chief technical officer Peter Mwaura said the company had planted 45 acres of pyrethrum and would increase the acreage to 100.

Source: Daily Nation November 16, 2017 19:41 UTC