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State to distribute 1.8 billion pyrethrum seedlings to farmers

By Nikko Tanui | 2yrs ago

When former Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui interacted with Pyrethrum farmers in Keringet, Kuresoi South on July 21,2021. [File, Standard]

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithuka Linturi has announced that the government will distribute 1.8 billion pyrethrum seedlings to farmers across the country.

Speaking during the Pyrethrum Farmers Day organised by Kentegra in Kipkelion East constituency, Kericho county, Linturi announced government's ambitious goal to reclaim 70 per cent of the global pyrethrum market.

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