Pyrethrum farmers in Nakuru County have called on the two levels of government to intensify efforts to resuscitate the sector, as the rainy season starts.

The Pyrethrum Directorate has withdrawn trucks from collecting flowers from farmers in some regions, following a drop in production.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 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 ...

Australia's pyrethrum company says the coming harvest of the perennial daisy will be the biggest on record. Botanical Resources Australia is the single largest supplier of the natural pyrethrum ...

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 ...

About 5,000 pyrethrum famers in Kabale District and Rwenzori region have something to smile about following revision to the crop’s pricing structure. Under the new pricing structure that took effect ...

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 ...

Pyrethrum farmers have been advised to increase their production and meet the increasing global demand for pyrethrins - a product extracted from pyrethrum flowers and used for pesticides and different ...

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 ...

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Pyrethrum farmers in Nakuru County have called on the two levels of government to intensify efforts to resuscitate the sector, as the rainy season starts. The agricultural sub-sector has been ailing ...