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The Manufacture and Importation of Pesticides, Other Agrochemical Products and Seeds in Kenya 2022

Gary Phillips | Kenya | 22 November 2022

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Report Coverage

This report on the manufacture and importation of pesticides, other agrochemicals and seeds in Kenya provides comprehensive information on the importation, blending processing and manufacturing of these products and the state of agriculture on which they depend. There is information on the state and size of the sector, trade, rates of use, key issues, notable local and international players, corporate actions, regulations and other developments. There are profiles of 23 seed pesticide and agrochemical companies including state-owned Kenya Seed Company and the Agricultural Development Corporation, international players such as Bayer, Syngenta East Africa and BASF East Africa, and private companies including Kenya Highland Seed and Fertiplant East Africa.

The Manufacture and Importation of Pesticides, Other Agrochemicals and Seeds in Kenya

The Kenyan pesticides and other agrochemicals industry is dominated by imports of international brands. The certified seed industry is led by state-owned enterprises, and certified maize seed is the biggest seed market in Kenya. The growth of the pesticides and other agrochemicals and seed production industry depends on the growth of agriculture, which is the country’s biggest sectoral contributor to GDP and provides livelihoods for three-quarters of the population. But most people employed in agriculture are subsistence farmers, which means a relatively small market of intensive, commercial farmers available to suppliers.

Developments

The majority of investment in the industry has been in agent and distribution networks due to extensive imports, and international brands of global players dominate the market, but there has been local production and formulation and even technological development. The most important growth in recent years has come from biological controls as an alternative to synthetic pesticides and almost all of Kenya’s major biopesticide companies are local players. The fertiliser supply industry is largely imported international brands, and a few local companies are involved in blending, but some new operations have extended more fully into chemical processing.

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The Manufacture and Importation of Pesticides, Other Agrochemical Products and Seeds in Kenya 2022

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Table of Contents

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1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. COUNTRY PROFILE 2
3. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 9
3.1. Industry Value Chain 11
3.2. Geographic Position 13
3.3. Size of the Industry 14
4. LOCAL 18
4.1. State of the Industry 18
4.2. Key Trends 22
4.3. Key Issues 23
4.4. Notable Players 25
4.5. Trade 30
4.6. Corporate Actions 45
4.7. Regulations 45
5. AFRICA 46
6. INTERNATIONAL 56
7. INFLUENCING FACTORS 61
7.1. Unforeseen Events 61
7.2. Economic Environment 62
7.3. Labour 63
7.4. Environmental and Health Issues 65
7.5. Technology, R&D and Innovation 66
7.6. Government Support 68
7.7. Input Costs 68
8. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT 69
8.1. Competition 69
8.2. Ownership Structure of the Industry 71
8.3. Barriers to Entry 71
9. SWOT ANALYSIS 71
10. OUTLOOK 72
11. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 73
12. REFERENCES 73
12.1. Publications 73
12.2. Websites 74
APPENDIX 1 - Summary of Notable Players 76
Seed Companies 76
Pesticide and Agro-Chemical Companies 77
COMPANY PROFILES – SEED COMPANIES 79
Agri-Seed Co Ltd 79
Agricultural Development Corporation 81
East African Seed Company Ltd 83
Greenlife Crop Protection Africa Ltd 85
Kenya Highland Seed Company Ltd 87
Kenya Seed Company Ltd 89
Syngenta East Africa Ltd 92
Western Seed Company Ltd 94
COMPANY PROFILES – PESTICIDE AND AGRO-CHEMICAL COMPANIES 95
Arysta LifeScience (Kenya) Ltd 95
BASF East Africa Ltd 97
Bayer East Africa Ltd 98
Dudutech Integrated Pest Management Ltd 100
East African Seed Company Ltd 102
Fertiplant East Africa Ltd 104
Greenlife Crop Protection Africa Ltd 105
Juanco SPS Ltd 107
KAPI Ltd 108
KEL Chemicals Ltd 109
Kenya Biologics Ltd 110
Osho Chemical Industries Ltd 112
Real IPM Co (Kenya) Ltd (The) 114
Syngenta East Africa Ltd 116
Twiga Chemical Industries Ltd 118