Following a ready market for the cash crop, pyrethrum will be grown alongside other crops such as potatoes, coffee, and maize, among others. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Almost two decades after farmers ...

RUBAVU - The pyrethrum production company Sopyrwa and Rubavu farmers have agreed to increase the production of pyrethrum in order to meet the growing demand. The decision was taken last week during a ...

Pyrethrum farming is slowly making a comeback in Kenya as county governments take initiatives to promote the crop that was once a major foreign exchange earner. Over the past six years, production of ...

A research team has elucidated the biosynthetic pathways of pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium), identifying key genes responsible for pyrethrin production. These findings highlight pyrethrum's ...

Pyrethrum, a natural insecticide, is ideally suited to the climate in the foothills of the Virunga mountains where gorillas live Musanze, Rwanda: Tourists flock to Rwanda’s mountains to see its famed ...

Tasmania and Victoria hold the exclusive growing rights to the pyrethrum crop, a privilege dating back to 1986 in the island state and 15 years in Victoria. Pyrethrum is an active ingredient in many ...

The price of pyrethrum extract, the main product obtained from the processing of pyrethrum flowers, jumped by 38.8 percent last year to hit the highest level on available record, due to a weak ...