The demand for pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium) resulted in a greatly increased production of this profitable crop in Kenya during the War. It has been cultivated commercially in Kenya ...

Because pyrethrum hasn't got the oomph that coal did, we have to burn more pyrethrum than coal," Mr Greenham said. "Branding was a large part of why we made the decision.

Tasmania’s pyrethrum crop will expand by a quarter this year One of Tasmania’s most well known crops will expand into new growing areas this season in an effort to boost production.

A pyrethrum farm in Temoyetta Village, Kuresoi North on November 26, 2021. [Kennedy Gachuhi, Standard]. The county government has partnered with the Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya (PPCK) to ...

“Pyrethrum dry flowers delivered increased by 88.2 percent from 500,564 Kgs in 2021 to 941,872 Kgs in 2022 attributed to planting material distribution efforts by the county governments ...

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 ...

In the 1970s and 1980s, Kenya used to produce more than 18,000 tonnes of pyrethrum annually. However, due to the many challenges, the crop production fell to about 60 tonnes. In 2022, production ...

Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura at a pyrethrum farm in Njokerio, Njoro subcounty The state is planning to boost pyrethrum growing from the current 8,000 to 30,000 acres by 2027, government ...

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The State-owned Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya (PPCK) is on the spot after a Sh305.8 million processing plant it purchased 15 years ago remained idle. Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu says ...

Pyrethrum is grown across Tasmania's north and around Ballarat in Victoria, about 100 kilometres west of Melbourne. More than 5,000 hectares of the plant are currently being grown in Australia ...

National Pyrethrum factory partners with Musanze research institute Musanze - Ruhengeri Higher Institute of Education-INES has signed an agreement with the Pyrethrum Company-SOPYRWA, to involve in ...