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 ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Workers harvest pyrethrum. The number of farmers growing the crop has dropped to 10,000 ...

A research team has elucidated the biosynthetic pathways of pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium), identifying key genes responsible for pyrethrin production. These findings highlight pyrethrum's ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every summer, the rugged northern Tasmanian coastline is covered with white blossoms, as fields of pyrethrum, a perennial white daisy, come into bloom. Botanical Resources Australia (BRA) is the world ...

The price of pyrethrum extract, the main product obtained from the processing of pyrethrum flowers, jumped by 38.8 percent last year to hit the highest level on available record, due to a weak ...

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 ...

Workers harvest pyrethrum. The number of farmers growing the crop has dropped to 10,000 from 200,000 in 1980s. [PHOTO: FILE] KENYA: Pyrethrum farmers in Nakuru and Nyandarua counties recall with ...