• Growing for the Future—Koppert joins FreshCrop to plant trees for a Greener Tomorrow

  October 17, 2024

  building a greener, more resilient future starts with tangible steps today. That’s why we partnered with FreshCrop for an inspiring tree planting initiative [...] Matter— For Now and the Future On 10 th October 2024, we planted 3,000 tree seedlings with the enthusiastic participation of local students from Tipis Secondary [...] partnership with Freshcrop marks an exciting step forward in our shared commitment to sustainable farming and environmental stewardship. With initiatives

• Protect your plants from Thrips with Horiver-TR®

  October 11, 2018

  adult thrips population densities. Why mass trapping works With every adult thrips that is trapped, you dramatically reduce the chances of future generations [...] warm season when thrips pressure is high. If you want to trap even more thrips, you can combine the sticky cards with Kairomones (thrips attractant for [...] the flower buds which may fail to open and cause leaves to wither. The key is management Thrips infestations are difficult to control. Their high propensity

• Biological Solutions Meet Peri-urban Horticulture

  February 5, 2019

  biological pest control . The first, which is referred to as classical, is where a natural enemy of a pest is introduced into the environment to achieve [...] other hand is when a large population of natural enemies is administered for quick pest control in a specific crop. Finally, inoculative is when measures [...] because of the high population concentration of city dwellers, such as is the case with Nairobi and its environs. This typically involves intensive growing

• Introducing NoPath for the Management of Diseases

  October 12, 2018

  essential oils. It is used for the management of fungal and bacterial diseases, particularly Downy mildew and Botrytis in various crops. It is a preventive, [...] less downy mildew incidence throughout the rainy season. Our experience with NoPath is that it gives the best preventive control of Downy mildew in roses.” [...] in a colorful launch event and seminar on resilient growing, was welcomed with great interest and excitement from flower growers. The attendees comprised

• Panoramix -Revolutionizing Growing of Cereals

  December 6, 2018

  season though. This is a period where many farmers across Kenya adopted the use of a new and innovative seed dressing product -Panoramix. With the two crops [...] harvesting. The good news is that virtually all these farmers are reporting very positive results. We sampled a few of them, and this is what they had to say: [...] it every time I visited the farm. This is despite planting it late into the season. The vigour was excellent with a well-established canopy which made me

• Looking for industry training? Koppert Kenya receives NITA certification

  October 11, 2018

  before enrolling for any training sessions is to verify whether or not the training company is accredited with a recognized accrediting agency. Accreditation [...] delivery of quality service. The National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) is a semi-autonomous government agency which perpetuates industrial training [...] established under the Industrial Training (Amendment) Act of 2011. It’s mandate is to promote the highest standards in the quality and efficiency of industrial

• Koppert Kenya proud supporter of Rhino Charge 2016

  October 11, 2018

  event, the Charge is unique in that the exact course of the competition is kept secret until the night before the event. Each team is required to visit 13 [...] Range Rover with a Mercedes Unimog axles; essentially a massive, muscled-up ride that could scale the extreme terrain. For those not familiar with this event [...] distance is the main goal, teams often decide to go up and over obstacles rather than around them. Scenes of cars hanging precariously on cliffs is not an

• Managing Caterpillar infestations in your greenhouse

  October 11, 2018

  are dealing with, set up a couple of traps with different pheromones to help with identification. c. Mass trapping PHERODIS pheromones used with TUTASAN [...] significant losses to their enterprises with rejects associated with this pest now emerging among the top when compared with other insect pests.This has become [...] economic threshold. It is critical to proceed with caution when applying chemical pesticides especially if you are already working with a biological pest control

• Healthy Soils, Healthy Crops with Koppert’s Comprehensive Soil Health Program

  September 16, 2024

  Health Program is designed to help growers cultivate resilient, disease-resistant crops without heavy reliance on chemicals. The goal is simple: to create [...] Antifungal and Antimicrobial Action NoPath is a powerful Koppert solution based on plant essential oil extracts. It is a blend of natural ingredients that work [...] In today’s agriculture, maintaining healthy soil is more important than ever. Excessive reliance on chemical interventions has in the recent past disrupted

• Koppert Celebrates Golden Jubilee

  October 11, 2018

  setbacks with pests in his crop. Together with his son, Peter, he set out to find a natural solution to protect his crop and experimented with the deployment [...] much has been achieved over the years, there is still a great deal to develop and strive for. In partnership with nature, we continue to make agriculture healthier [...] lined up. For instance, on the 14 th September, an inspirational “Partners with Nature” seminar was held at the headquarters in the Netherlands. This was