Articles
PYRETHRUM IN RWANDA
Article number
1073_3
Pages
39 – 42
Language
English
Abstract
Pyrethrum has been in production in Rwanda since 1936 when some 7,000 growers were given 14,000 ha of suitable growing land around the Virunga National Park.
In 1972, a extraction plant was built in Musanze and the industry operated successfully under the government controlled company OPYRWA. The 1994 genocide was a real disaster for the local growers and the industry.
After 1994, the government supported the re-birth of the pyrethrum industry and after some difficulties the industry is now successfully managed by the private company HORIZON SOPYRWA.
In 1972, a extraction plant was built in Musanze and the industry operated successfully under the government controlled company OPYRWA. The 1994 genocide was a real disaster for the local growers and the industry.
After 1994, the government supported the re-birth of the pyrethrum industry and after some difficulties the industry is now successfully managed by the private company HORIZON SOPYRWA.
Authors
J. Mureramanzi , G. Bizimungu
Keywords
pyrethrum, Rwanda, industry re-birth
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