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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

• Mwaura said the government was making significant effort to revitalise the subsector that used to sustain hundreds of families in the in the 1980s and 1990s. • He said it is unfortunate the factory ...

A pyrethrum farm. Kenya’s share of the global export market has dropped from a high of 75 per cent in the 1990s to about 10 per cent. Photo/FILE The Pyrethrum Board of Kenya (PBK) is betting on prompt ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...