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 ...

Australia's only producer of the natural insecticide, pyrethrum, is expanding into Victoria. Botanical Resources Australia manages more than 3000 hectares of pyrethrum in Tasmania's north-west. For ...

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 farmers say they are ready to sustain pyrethrum production on their own since a project that has closely supported them over the last six years closed shop on Wednesday. The project, dubbed ...

JERRY COLEBY-WILLIAMS: When it comes to dealing with problem pests in the garden, pyrethrum is a really good tool. Natural pyrethrum comes from flowers - flowers are the pyrethrum plant which is ...

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 ...