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 ...

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 ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Sunshine Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. Pyrethrum is made from an extract from the flower of a pyrethrum daisy, and has been used for over ...

One of the oldest pesticides known, pyrethrum is also the strongest insecticide allowed under National Organic Standards guidelines. Made from the dried flowers of a little white daisy now classified ...

Tasmanian-grown pyrethrum is now becoming a bigger part of other local industries. When the pyrethrum plant is processed for its natural insecticide (the chemical pyrethrin), the leftover parts of the ...

Cyrus Nderitu from Kieni, Nyeri county, vividly remembers his childhood in the 1990s when pyrethrum farming was part of their daily life. “When we weren’t in school, my younger sister and I would ...

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 ...

Kenya was once the world’s leading producer of pyrethrum, exporting to markets in the US, Europe, China and South Africa. But the sector collapsed in the 1990s due to mismanagement, delayed payments ...

The yellow center of the 'killer chrysanthemum' contains a natural toxin that is a powerful insecticide. This flower, the pyrethrum plant, contains a potent chemical that is made into an effective, ...