Green Organic Agriculture

Knowledge Monday

Pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariifoliumis) is one of essential botanical resources used for natural and eco-friendly pest control. It is also used for non-agricultural pest control.
The pesticidal part of pyrethrum plant is the flowers hence pyrethrum flowers have active ingredient called Pyrethrin which is potent in controlling wide range of walking and flying insects in crop farms, greenhouse, poultry pen, animal pen, hotels, homes, food processing factories, cafes, restaurants, schools, camp, hospitals and warehouses.
Some of the eco-friendly products from Pyrethrum flower include;
1. Insecticidal dust,
2. Pyrethrum Flower Extract (PFE)
3. Aerosol Insecticide Spray
4. Mosquito Coil
5. Shampoo
6. Liquid and Bar Soap
7. Cream and Lotion

Ayodele Farinde
Author, Green Organic Agriculture

Get to know how to harness pyrethrum flower and other essential green resources for agricultural and non-agricultural uses by getting a copy of my book titled;
Green Organic Agriculture: Optimizing Local Resources for Sustainable Agriculture

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Earlier this week, I participated in a 2 days "Community Restitution Workshop on Endogenous Knowledge" which gathers key stakeholders in agriculture comprising researchers, extension agents, agripreneurs, farmers, food processors, community leaders and other .
I was privileged to share some indigenous knowledge and local technologies relevant to sustainable development of agriculture in Africa with key focus on .

Africa is endowed with so much and resources needed to grow safe food, protect crops and animals, live healthy and protect the environment. We've got to be intentional in accessing this endogenous knowledge.

The Knowledge Center for Organic Agriculture (KCOA) is established to collect and validate existing scientific and on organic agriculture, share with the disseminators and transmit to the value chain actors while networking them.

Ayodele Farinde
Organic Agriculture Expert and Author of Green Organic Agriculture

Circular Economy aims to minimize waste, reduce external/imported resource dependency, generate increased income and reduce environmental footprint.


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Happy International Organic Day, September, 2023.

As we are striving to have safe and healthy food system as well as cleaner environment;

Lets support local organic farmer,
Grow food for self and community,
Buy and eat local and organic food

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Tephrosia is a pesticide and fertilizer tree.

Active Ingredient: Rotenone (Found in Leaf)

Uses - Piscicide (Fish Poison), Insecticide, Acaricide, Fly repellant, Stored grain protectant, Anti-ectoparasite, Bone therapy, Abortifacient, Nitrogen fixation etc.

Other names
Botanical Name: Tephrosia vogelli.
Yoruba - Agba Odo, Oro beja, Igun, Lakuta,
Hausa - Magimfa, Jimfa, Shibi,
Ibo - Iwele.



Learn more about this and other local resources that can be harnessed for fertilizer, pesticide and health by getting a copy of this book;

Green Organic Agriculture: Optimizing Local Resources for Sustainable Agriculture, authored by Ayodele Farinde

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