Conservation Lobbyists Promoting Planting Of Tephrosia Vogelii

A Group Of Researchers And Environmental Conservation Lobbyists Are Now Promoting Commercial Farming Of The Shrub Commonly Known As The "Fish Bean" As A Raw Material For Manufacture Of Organic Insecticidal Compounds, Pharmaceuticals And Fertilizer. Although It Has Always Been Known As A Wild Plant That Children Use To Paralyze Fish In Small Streams, Causing Them To Float For Easy Catch, Tephrosia Vogelii Is Now Being Touted As A Wonder Plant With A Huge Potential For Diverse And Helpful Agricultural Purposes.