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Farmers in rift areas are urged to start producing pyrethrum

Ivy Irungu
Last updated: May 23, 2024 6:55 am
Ivy Irungu
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Government spokesperson Dr. Isaac Mwaura urged farmers in Njoro, Nakuru County, to embrace pyrethrum farming, highlighting its significant economic potential to improve their livelihoods.

During his visit to pyrethrum farms in Njoro, accompanied by his deputies Mwanaisha Chidzuga and Gabriel Muthuma, Mwaura emphasized that pyrethrum farming is a vibrant activity that can greatly contribute to the Bottom-up Economic Transformative Agenda (BETA) if widely adopted by growers.

“Because pyrethrum farming does well even with effects of climatic change unlike other crops, I think it would be best if farmers in Njoro can practice it in your farms for commercial purposes,” Mwaura said.

His sentiments were echoed by Mwanaisha Chidzuga who urged farmers to use pyrethrum farming as their source of income since it is harvested twice every month.

“If selling one kg of pyrethrum is sh. 300 at the factory and you say you harvest it twice a month then that is a good business because if you have your two acres of land with pyrethrum you can imagine how much you can earn in a month,” Chidzuga said.

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another official from the Government Spokesman’s office, Gabriel Muthuma also the Kenya Kwanza regime has placed a lot of emphasis on agriculture, as among the five pillars of BETA.

“The government has gone ahead to make sure that farmers are well taken care of hence we are encouraging many farmers to take up growing pyrethrum to improve on their livelihoods,” Muthuma said.

The farmers led by Geoffrey Gitau revealed that since he started pyrethrum farming last year in November, his lifestyle has tremendously improved.

“I do pyrethrum on a two acre piece of land and I harvest it twice each month. I supply it to the pyrethrum factory where they buy it at S 350 per kilogram,” Gitau said. He also revealed that the management of pyrethrum factories have been paying farmers upon delivery of their produce in accordance with the number of kilos they have supplied.

 

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