• Some Tips for Maize Production in Challenging Times

  March 25, 2019

  dressed with a fungicide and an insecticide to prevent diseases and insects respectively. A novel and growing practice is the further dressing with beneficial [...] dressing. It should be noted that the emergence, comes with other unwanted plants that compete with maize for nutrients. It is important to remove the unwanted [...] of the soil. Maize crops grow best at a soil pH of between 5.5 and 7.3, with pH 6.0–6.5 being optimal. In this range, nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus

• Panoramix -Revolutionizing Growing of Cereals

  December 6, 2018

  adopted the use of a new and innovative seed dressing product -Panoramix. With the two crops being major staple foods in the country, many farmers grow [...] This is despite planting it late into the season. The vigour was excellent with a well-established canopy which made me smile and be optimistic about getting [...] yields. Upon harvesting, I got an average of 32 bags per acre in the portion with Panoramix, in comparison to the portion without Panoramix from which I obtained

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

  June 16, 2025

  two products can be used together with no negative effects on the beneficial fungi. 2. Trianum: Root zone protection with Trichoderma harzianum T-22. Trianum [...] n and optimizes fertilizer utilization. Stress Resilience: Crops treated with this program exhibit greater tolerance to both biotic and abiotic stresses [...] organisms. Sustainability focus: This program replaces conventional fungicides with environmentally friendly alternatives, contributing to more sustainable farming

• Know Your Enemy - A closer look at Whiteflies

  August 14, 2024

  are not true flies but belong to the order Hemiptera (true bugs ). Together with aphids and scale insects, they belong to the division Sternorrhyncha. In [...] emerged adults have two pairs of transparent wings, which later become covered with a white, waxy powder, giving the insect its characteristic appearance. Adult

• Introducing NoPath for the Management of Diseases

  October 12, 2018

  in a colorful launch event and seminar on resilient growing, was welcomed with great interest and excitement from flower growers. The attendees comprised [...] see 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 [...] GAPs, NoPath fits well in our integrated Downy mildew management strategy. With NoPath Drench, we no longer worry about Downy mildew even in the rainy season"

• Are you getting value for your money?

  October 11, 2018

  Crops grown with Trianum have been observed to be more resistant to stress caused by diseases, poor nutrition & harsh weather conditions. As with all Koppert [...] the root zone, where it develops mycelia which grow very aggressively along with the developing root system. It protects the plants in the following ways: [...] However, Trianum is not a silver bullet. Good management practices combined with the use of the product is bound to give growers a positive return on investment

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

  February 27, 2024

  For the past 2 years, Koppert has proudly partnered with the AIRTEA project, fostering a transformative journey that intertwines innovation, resilience [...] through multi-stakeholder innovation platforms (IPs), strategically aligning with national, regional, and global food systems. RATIONALE The development and [...] women. The traditional linear approach to technology development and adoption with limited engagement between researchers and end-users hinders the desired

• Biological Solutions Meet Peri-urban Horticulture

  February 5, 2019

  was a big success with the farmers recording a clean healthy crop in the greenhouse tunnels under the Koppert IPM program compared with the tunnels managed [...] of the high population concentration of city dwellers, such as is the case with Nairobi and its environs. This typically involves intensive growing of crops [...] peri-urban growers need to be aware and concerned about food safety, particularly with regards to chemical pesticide residue levels in their produce. This subject

• Koppert Kenya launches Panoramix

  October 11, 2018

  facing challenges of food productivity on their farms. In a side interview with Oscar, a farmer from Trans Nzoia, had this to say about the new addition [...] increase on our productivity and enhance food safety. We look forward to working with Koppert and are ready to use it in the next planting season.”

• Koppert Kenya proud supporter of Rhino Charge 2016

  October 11, 2018

  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 [...] watershed moment for Car No. 1 Team. The team approached this year’s challenge with a “take no chances” approach. Despite the fact that their brake lines broke