Kaiima is a castor bean genetics and breeding company that develops innovative castor hybrids delivering high productivity across large-scale modern agricultural systems.
Kaiima develops pioneering solutions that sustainably enhance the global production of castor beans, castor oil and its derivatives, fertilizers, and raw materials based on castor oil.
Castor bean crop
Ricinus communis, popularly known as castor bean, is a plant from the Euphorbiaceae family. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Ricinus and subtribe Ricininae.
Castor is native from the south-eastern Mediterranean Basin, Eastern Africa and India, although it is widespread throughout tropical regions.
The castor bean is the source of castor oil, which has a wide variety of uses. The beans contain a high percentage of oil rich in triglycerides, mainly ricinolein. The beans also contain ricin, a soluble toxin present in all over the plant.