Artemisia annua seed
Sign board at entrance to East African Botanicals office in Nakuru, Kenya
Nursery in Uganda
Village nursery in Tanzania
Contract nursery in Uganda
Seedling, ready to be planted
Planting on commercial farm in Kenya
Staff using mechanization to prepare land for irrigation and drainage in Uganda
Mechanized planter with water tank on top at large scale farm in Kenya
Development of precision agriculture - use of mechanized planter in Kenya to put seedlings in the ground
Seedling in ground after transplanting
Artemisia crop that is several weeks old
3 month old crop under drip irrigation
Large scale farm with centre-pivot irrigation
Mature crop on large scale farm with centre-pivot irrigation
Aerial photo in Kenya - vibrant green areas indicate areas where Artemisia annua is being grown
Vibrant green areas show Artemisia annua under cultivation by small holders in Tanzania
Own-farming - 27 HAS in Thika, Kenya
Training for smallholder farmers in Uganda
Small holder in Uganda sun drying leaf after harvest
Leaf harvest on large scale farm in Kenya
Leaf hung for drying
Smallholders in Tanzania transporting leaf on donkey-back to a leaf collection point
Smallholders in Uganda transporting leaf by bicycle to a leaf collection centre
Leaf collection and transport for small holders in Tanzania
Leaf being weighed at a leaf collection point
Sieving of dry leaf using a mechanized sieving machine
Milled leaf ready for processing at the company's processing facility in Uganda
Tanzania warehouse filled with bags of leaf, awaiting transport to Athi River.
Satellite extraction facility in Kabale, Uganda
Inside of extraction facility in Uganda
Botanical Extracts EPZ Limited, ABE's primary processing facility in the export processing zone in Athi River, Kenya
Trucks queued up at entrance to the principal processing facility to deliver bags of leaf.
Truck unloading at the principal processing facility in Athi River.
Bags of leaf unloading from trucks at the store in Athi River.
Bags of leaf being stacked at the store in Athi River.
Bags of leaf stacked and awaiting processing at Athi River.
The principal processing facility - hard at work.
Purification block at principal processing facility in Kenya
Closing hatch to begin purification
Pure artemisinin being loaded into dryers
Trays of pure artemisinin being stacked for drying
Pure artemisinin on drying racks
Pharmaceutical grade pure artemisinin on drying rack
Quality control lab at Kenya processing facility
Thomas Friedman of New York Times on tour at the Kenya processing facility in April 2007
US Ambassador with ABE Management team at the Kenya processing facility in April 2007
