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

  June 16, 2025

  beneath the soil surface. What Is the Koppert Soil Health Program? The Koppert Soil Health Program is an integrated and bio-conscious approach to soil management [...] same time building a healthy soil life that support growth of crops Our 3-Step Approach to Better Soil Health Koppert’s Soil Health program is a 3-tiered [...] used together in the Koppert Soil Health program growers observe the following results on their crops. Improved Growth : Healthier soils and root systems

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

  September 16, 2024

  In today’s agriculture, maintaining healthy soil is more important than ever. Excessive reliance on chemical interventions has in the recent past disrupted [...] beneficial microorganisms in the soil, leading to productivity and long-term sustainability challenges. We have developed our Koppert Soil Health Program- a robust [...] plant’s uptake of Silica from the soil. Silica plays a crucial role in promoting plant growth and health particularly in helping plants manage water stress

• Nurturing soil and water for a sustainable tomorrow

  December 5, 2023

  fertilizers and other soil-disrupting products, thereby minimizing soil contamination. EU's Soil Strategy 2030 The global perspective on soil varies among governments [...] d. The recently introduced EU Soil Strategy for 2030 and the proposed Soil Monitoring Law are pivotal in addressing soil degradation and promoting sustainable [...] celebrate World Soil Day 2023, the resonance of this year's theme, ‘Soil and Water,’ echoes the profound interdependence of these two vital elements in sustaining

• Equinox Farm Takes Soil Health Management To the Next Level With NatuGro Program

  January 8, 2026

  Extend Crop Life, Improve Yields, and Transform Soil Health Founded in 2008, Equinox Horticulture Ltd. nestled in the heart of Nanyuki town - Kenya, has grown [...] Equinox farm believed that the solution lay beneath their feet, in the soil itself. “Soil health became a strategic objective, not only for the agronomy [...] the trials showed positive changes in stem length profile in all length categories, which is a positive improvement in yield quality. Qualitatively, the

• Excellent Results with Trianum in Onions

  September 6, 2016

  with soil borne diseases which resulted in significantly lower yields than expected (150 to 200 Kg per 50m bed). Soil tests confirmed that the soils were [...] sowing the seeds in the nursery. This soon resulted in a stronger and more uniform crop in the nursery. Peter was keen to start early in order to give the [...] operations. The company was founded in 2015 and mainly grows bulb onions. It is strategically located in Kitengela (in the outskirts of Nairobi) which is

• Chula Brand is a pioneer in biological pest control in papaya

  responsible for losses in its production in a safe and effective way. Chula Brand is a company with more than 20 years of experience in the production and [...] plants in open fields," said Carlos Canul, technical manager of Chula Brand Mexico. Thanks to the results of tests and field trials conducted in cooperation [...] al practices that can be implemented in open field crops. This is confirmed by Chula Brand, a leading company in the production and export of papayas,

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

  March 29, 2023

  at the GLOBAL G.A.P tour in Nairobi. GLOBAL G.A.P, an internationally recognized certification standard for farm production, in partnership with Rootooba [...] marketplaces. They also focused on issues currently affecting the trade in fresh produce in both local and global markets such as changing pesticides regimes [...] starting point for stakeholders to understand their roles in promoting Food safety, understand the Gaps in the market, and challenge their current ideas and practices

• Some Tips for Maize Production in Challenging Times

  March 25, 2019

  aerated and good textured soil is able to supply these nutrients. However, soil pH determines the availability of nutrients in the soil. pH is the level of acidity [...] functions. Soil testing helps establish the available nutrients and the remedial steps that need to be undertaken in case of deficiencies. Fertile soil should [...] hot conditions in the country will continue to prevail. As a result, the long rains growing season that usually starts in March and ends in May will be delayed

• Nematodes established solution for Nesidiocoris in France

  beneficial nematode Capsanem in combination with an adjuvant to tackle Nesidiocoris . Tests were run by Koppert Spain in breeding cages in Almeria, demonstrating [...] by producers in the South of France, but also, more recently in the north. ‘We had reached a technical impasse with this bug, especially in the “zero residue” [...] against Nesidiocoris tenuis in France; especially this year when the pressure is really high, with Nesidiocoris showing up in crops from February onwards

• Stakeholder workshop to review sustainable pest management in tomatoes

  November 15, 2016

  project was launched in 2015 and is funded by NWO-WOTRO Applied Research Fund (ARF). Tomato is the second most important vegetable crop in terms of production [...] In an ongoing research project, a team of scientists from Koppert Kenya, Kenyatta University and Koppert BV are collaborating to develop sustainable solutions [...] realize devastating crop losses due to this insect pest and disease complex. In view of this, the collaborative project was initiated to provide farmers with