• At a glance: Allies in the fight against Whitefly

  August 19, 2024

  control is at the rescue. Koppert offers several biological solutions that you can use to Combat whiteflies. The following is a brief overview of the key allies [...] for you How Koppert Kenya is Empowering Small-holder Farmers Through Biological Innovation Equinox Farm Takes Soil Health Management To the Next Level [...] Naturally: Inside the Koppert Soil Health Program How Trianum Helps Rose Growers Defeat Crown Gall and Maximize Crop Performance Stop the spread of Botrytis

• The five main benefits of Integrated Pest Management

  January 28, 2025

  in strategically considering the economic threshold—the point where the costs of employing biocontrol are justified by the economic damage caused by a pest [...] more robust system which is easier to balance in the crop. This supports in lowering the risks of impact by drought, salinity, wind pests and diseases. In [...] safeguards the efficacy of control measures but also underscores the importance of a sustainable and adaptable approach to pest control, addressing the evolving

• Introducing NoPath for the Management of Diseases

  October 12, 2018

  Botrytis in various crops. It is a preventive, curative and eradicative product which is safe for humans and the environment. The half-day programme consisted [...] from Kenya and the Netherlands on the two main diseases over and above giving technical details on the product. Dr. Nicholas Stutterheim, the brains behind [...] Downy mildew in the crop in our 2 ha blocks. When I saw these changes in the treated area, 6 months later, we extended the use of the product to whole

• Tackling the Puzzle of Downy Mildew & Botrytis Management in Roses

  April 1, 2019

  replenish the much-required water sources like rivers, lakes and other reservoirs. Despite the good fortunes that come with the rains, the season is also [...] To the typical farmer, the onset of rains signifies a new crop season, while for the rose grower, seasonality is primarily market-driven. Rainfall is also [...] and safe to both the crop and the environment. One such product is NoPath from Koppert, which is based on plant essential oils. It is highly recommended

• Boost Soil Health Naturally: Inside the Koppert Soil Health Program

  June 16, 2025

  crops by nurturing the ecosystem beneath the soil surface. What Is the Koppert Soil Health Program? The Koppert Soil Health Program is an integrated and [...] Trianum is a hybrid of two complementary strains that make a winning formula. One of the strains is a very competent root colonizer, and the other is an eff­ective [...] does not harm the active mycelia of Trianum in the root zone. That means the two products can be used together with no negative effects on the beneficial

• Horiver – the most effective sticky trap for mass trapping

  October 11, 2018

  applications. How to Use Place Horiver sticky traps just above the plant tips, and no more than 30cm above the plants. As the crop grows, move the traps higher [...] One of the most common and destructive pests in greenhouse growing of ornamentals , particularly roses, is thrips . Prevention is possibly the best way [...] green-yellow and blue colour. This is important to note because even if two colours may look exactly the same to the human eye, the photoreceptors on insects enable

• Cultivating Innovation and Sustainability: Koppert's Impact in the AIRTEA Project

  February 27, 2024

  resilience in smallholder farming. From the inception of the project, Koppert seamlessly integrated into the fabric of the initiative, playing a multifaceted [...] farmers. Through the convergence of Koppert's commitment to sustainable agriculture and the visionary goals of the AIRTEA project, the partnership bore [...] access to markets, information, and the specter of low profits, deterring the youth from embracing agriculture. The AIRTEA project emerged as a beacon of

• Towards a chemical-free future in agriculture: The vision of grower Koen

  a conscious choice. Inheriting the farm from his parents, Koen had the opportunity to continue the business. While the trend towards organic farming was [...] use of chemical pesticides The increasing interest, especially from governmental bodies, in organic farming marks the path to the future. "You grow into it [...] experiences and insights about the future of agriculture, where traditional and organic practices complement each other, and how organic and traditional farming

• Koppert Kenya partners with Karura Forest for biological control in the urban forest

  October 11, 2018

  effective in inhibiting the growth of fungal diseases. The fungus can protect the trees by establishing itself on the root zone of the trees, forming a physical [...] Forest station is an urban forest in Nairobi which covers 1,041 hectares. To protect the numerous species of tree seedlings in the nurseries, the foresters [...] seedlings.” explained Mr. John Orwa, the Forester at Karura Forest. One of the mandates of the foresters at Karura Forest is to encourage people to plant trees

• The cost-saving potential of biological crop protection for your IPM strategy

  June 23, 2025

  Biocontrol, on the other hand, often requires less frequent intervention once established. An example of this is the use of a combination of the Orius predatory [...] optimization frameworks all lend to evaluating the efficient use of resources. A significant portion of the current research on biocontrol assessment relies [...] prices, and the costs associated with pesticides or alternative management strategies, to estimate costs and benefits. In some studies, value is defined as