As part of 2025 EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN STUDIES (ECAS) – AFRICAN, AFROPOPEAN, AFROPOLITAN panel on “Pesticide politics in Africa; Global circulation, production, research and regulations of agrochemicals”, my presentation charted into how economic pragmatism and market demand currently shaping the pyrethrum industry are shaped by imperial legacies and expanding agro-industrial interests. I sought to interrogate the layered interplay between global economic structures, technological control, and local realities, further highlighting the need for critical examination of industry dynamics and potential avenues for policy and structural shift.