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SYNGENTA STAND DURING A PAST EVENT IN KERICHO. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Agricultural multinational Syngenta is Thursday set to launch a Sh500 million research facility in Ruiru for developing new seed varieties and agrochemicals.
The research lab, adjacent to Tatu City, represents one of the most significant local investments for Swiss multinational.
Syngenta said the research facility would include “laboratories, greenhouses, cold houses and processing lines for the production of high-quality cereal and vegetable seeds”.
The firm sells insecticides, pesticides, herbicides and seeds in the local market.
“It is the only research and development global nursery site in Kenya and Africa,” said Syngenta in a statement to the Business Daily.
Swiss firm Syngenta sets up Sh500m lab in Ruiru