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 ...

“Pyrethrin is the most important insecticide in the world,” says Joel Maina Kibett, chief agriculture officer of Nakuru ...

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 ...

As President Mwai Kibaki's two terms in office enter home stretch, one of the unfinished businesses in agriculture that will continue to haunt the outgoing government is lack of total commitment in ...

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has raised concerns over the poor management and utilisation of Sh5.5 billion assets belonging to the Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya. Ms Gathungu, in a report ...

A new study has identified a scent receptor in mosquitoes that helps them sniff out and avoid trace amounts of pyrethrum, a plant extract used for centuries to repel biting insects. These findings ...

PYRETHRUM farming has proved to be a vital component in improving living standards of rural life as well as strengthening the national economy through foreign currency earnings. The cash crop came in ...

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 ...

Report Ocean published the latest research report on the Pyrethrum Market. In order to comprehend a market holistically, a variety of factors must be evaluated, including demographics, business cycles ...