The government is set to revive pyrethrum farming in the country, newly appointed Pyrethrum Board of Kenya CEO Andrew Osodo has said.
"We want to revive and turn around the Pyrethrum farming that had reduced significantly over the last six years despite its immense contribution to the national Gross Domestic Product," he said
Mr Osodo said the board has resolved to go out to parts of the country which used to grow the plant in large scale to revive the crop production and remain vibrant in market
"I have already begun to meet the farmers and stakeholders in the sub-sector to find feasible ways in which we can motivate them to increase investments in the sub sector," said the CEO.
Kenya is ranked one of the best quality pyrethrum producers in the world. However, the sector has been bedeviled by many problems that have contributed to the downfall of Kenya’s share in the world market from a high of 70 per cent to current less than 2 per cent.