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 ...