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.
The Manufacture and Importation of Pesticides, Other Agrochemical Products and Seeds in Kenya
2022
Full Report
R 9 500.00(ZAR) estimated $504.85 (USD)*
Industry Overview
R 6 650.00(ZAR) estimated $ 353.40 (USD)*
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 |
