New prospects for Kenyan pyrethrum

In Kenya, cultivation of pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium) has the wind in its sails. Once popular with farmers, it fell out of favour because of the tender handling it needs, and the consequent labour-intensive costs. Kenya used to be the...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2000
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46913
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Summary:In Kenya, cultivation of pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium) has the wind in its sails. Once popular with farmers, it fell out of favour because of the tender handling it needs, and the consequent labour-intensive costs. Kenya used to be the...