• The five main benefits of Integrated Pest Management

  January 28, 2025

  helps growers to create an environment that is favourable for plant development and unfavourable for pests and diseases. It places a strong emphasis on preventing [...] efficiency to reduced health risks. Below we will outline the major benefits for you. Economic efficiency Integrated Pest Management is a crucial driver of [...] IPM's impact is significant. It employs a proactive and targeted strategy for optimal resource allocation, enabling precise interventions and empowering

• How Trianum Helps Rose Growers Defeat Crown Gall and Maximize Crop Performance

  May 7, 2025

  stress on the crop that results from competition for nutrients within but also eliminates the breeding site for False Codling Moth in the greenhouse, hence [...] unique, patented, hybrid strain from Koppert. TRIANUM is not only useful for the control of soil-borne pathogens such as Pythium spp., Rhizoctonia spp [...] vigorously growing crop that can support more yields and better quality. It is for this reason that growers who use TRIANUM in their rose crops experience dramatic

• Empowering Mango Farmers in Embu: A Day of Sustainable Solutions

  October 5, 2023

  ensure that produce was acceptable for these markets. This included highlighting that there was a Zero tolerance policy for fruit fly in the European and American [...] standards and open up new opportunities for their produce. Effective Pest Management: One of the primary concerns for mango farmers was dealing with pests [...] Mango farming in Embu County, Kenya, has been a viable economic venture for the local community, providing delicious fruits to both local markets and

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

  February 27, 2024

  selected through a call for proposals along agricultural commodity value chains that: 1. Create a conducive policy ecosystem for entrepreneurship to improve [...] technology and finance for the co-creation of knowledge. 2. Enhance advisory services to harness digital technologies and tools for scaling up agricultural [...] facilitated accessibility for farmers but also strengthened the reach and impact of the AIRTEA initiative. 4. Capacity Building for Extension Officers: Recognizing

• Koppert participates in the 2023 GLOBAL G.A.P. Tour stop event in Kenya

  March 29, 2023

  Nairobi. GLOBAL G.A.P, an internationally recognized certification standard for farm production, in partnership with Rootooba, a Kenyan, agriculturally-based [...] keynote speakers held important discussions around increasing opportunities for Kenyan produce to reach untapped regional and international marketplaces. [...] fresh produce export markets, testing solutions, harmonizing market standards for the benefit of producers and exporters and financing solutions. Koppert Experts

• Stakeholder workshop to review sustainable pest management in tomatoes

  October 11, 2018

  trapping ( Water traps , & Pheromones) strategies for Tuta absoluta ; and use of NatuGro System for fusarium wilt-root-knot nematode complex. Additionally [...] most important vegetable crop in terms of production and value. However, for the past few years farmers of this crop have been facing serious challenges [...] most important vegetable crop in terms of production and value. However, for the past few years farmers of this crop have been facing serious challenges

• Designed with growers in mind

  March 6, 2023

  branding After introducing our new corporate branding in January 2022, it's time for the next phase. Over the coming months, we will be introducing our new product [...] be helpful when sorting a delivery consisting of different products. And for customers who use multiple products at once, it will be easier to navigate [...] packaging, enabling scanning and traceability throughout the logistics chain. For example, the datamatrix 2D barcode identifies the specific batch of a product

• Top diseases in roses - Powdery Mildew

  February 17, 2023

  contact with water for no more than a few hours. Powdery mildew spores, either ascospores or conidia, don’t need nutrients or water for germination. In general [...] yellow and fall off. A serious mildew infestation can have dire consequences for production. It's essential to take action as soon as the first symptoms appear [...] Silicon and/or Calcium nutrition hardens the cell walls and makes it harder for the fungi to enter the leaves To reduce the chances of powdery mildew in

• Biological Solutions Meet Peri-urban Horticulture

  February 4, 2019

  export produce destined for markets such as Europe but is seldom addressed when it comes to food for local consumption. Koppert has for the last twelve years [...] integrated pest management (IPM) programs. There are three basic strategies for biological pest control . The first, which is referred to as classical, is [...] 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

• Koppert Kenya proud supporter of Rhino Charge 2016

  October 11, 2018

  Aberdares National Park has since evolved. No longer just a fundraising event for a noble cause, the event has earned the legacy of being the toughest off-road [...] participates as a member of Car No. 1. This was the team’s 11th Charge so far. For the last six years, Koppert Kenya has been a proud sponsor of this great team [...] essentially a massive, muscled-up ride that could scale the extreme terrain. For those not familiar with this event, the Charge is unique in that the exact