A cloud of gloom hangs over pyrethrum farmers languishing in poverty due to the imminent collapse of the sector. Farmers who would at the end of the year earn millions of shillings in bonuses are now ...

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 ...

In efforts to revive the pyrethrum industry, the government plans to distribute 60 million seedlings to farmers in 19 counties starting next year. This is after the government established market in ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to Report Ocean, global pyrethrum market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.93% during the forecast period 2020-2026. Pyrethrum is a natural insecticide made from the dried flower heads of ...

Consumer products maker SC Johnson and a project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development are teaming up to help Rwandan farmers boost production of pyrethrum. Extracted from the dried ...

Kenya plans to regain its position as the world’s biggest exporter of pyrethrum, a flower used to make insecticide, by allowing private producers to grow the crop, the Pyrethrum Regulatory Authority ...

More than 100 workers at the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya have gone on strike, claiming that they have not been paid for three months. According to the workers, the board's management had piled arrears ...

Key Companies Covered in the Pyrethrum Market Research are Botanical Resources Australia Pty Ltd. (subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited), Horizon Sopyrwa Ltd., McLaughlin Gormley King Co. ...

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 ...