The Pyrethrum Directorate has withdrawn trucks from collecting flowers from farmers in some regions, following a drop in production. The crop which has fallen off Kenya’s export radar, used to be ...

Pyrethrum growers in the Rift Valley are optimistic about the government's revival plans. Besides support from the Treasury, the government has introduced a Miraa and Pyrethrum Bill, which is in ...

A challenging growing season was not enough to stop one Tasmanian pyrethrum grower setting a new global benchmark for crop yields. Botanical Resources Australia has recently completed its Tasmanian ...

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 ...

Pyrethrum is a naturally occurring mixture of chemicals found in certain chrysanthemum flowers. It was first recognised to have insecticidal properties around 1800AD in Asia and was used to kill ticks ...

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Up to 4,000 farmers in Kabale are now engaged in growing pyrethrum either as their main enterprise or alongside food and cash crops in their fields. In some cases, a few of them have completely ...