• How Koppert Kenya is Empowering Small-holder Farmers Through Biological Innovation

  May 12, 2026

  for over 70% of the sector and predominantly practice open-field farming, this initiative is grounded in a simple yet key observation: when farmers see solutions [...] learning is not only theoretical but rooted in real-world and commercial applications . Learning by Doing: The Knowledge Centre Approach Central to the project [...] agriculture remains the backbone of many livelihoods, with millions of smallholder farmers working to feed communities, secure the future of food systems

• Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

  complex. The plants in the propagation phase enter the processing hall every nine weeks. During the nine week period that the plants are in the greenhouse [...] proportion of the growing plants. In the end, everything more or less turned out fine – the plants in 12 cm pots were sold in 14 cm pots in the summer, and the [...] strong population in the greenhouse crop and control of the thrips is maintained at the right level. The method works fine in this automated production system

• Introducing NoPath for the Management of Diseases

  October 12, 2018

  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 [...] 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

• 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 [...] preventively before a pest is known to be present. Many growers use them year-round, like a ‘standing army’ designed to combat the whitefly . Predatory mites [...] allies in the fight against whitefly. 1. Predatory mites Predatory mites are known to control a variety of pests including spider mites , thrips , whitefly

• Horiver – the most effective sticky trap for mass trapping

  October 11, 2018

  just above the plant tips, and no more than 30cm above the plants. As the crop grows, move the traps higher. For monitoring purposes, it is recommended [...] 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

• 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 [...] t of the root system by formation of more root hairs. Trianum also reinforces the defense mechanisms of the parts of the plant above ground, the so-called

• 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 [...] result, he acquires a lot of knowledge and is prepared to fully transition to biological crop protection when the government decides that certain traditional [...] use of chemical pesticides The increasing interest, especially from governmental bodies, in organic farming marks the path to the future. "You grow into it

• 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

• Meet Capirel! An effective addition to your arsenal in the fight against thrips!

  October 8, 2025

  contains the beneficial nematode Steinernema feltiae , widely used for the control of various insect pests such as thrips . For growers, one of the main [...] incentives to use nematode products is the diminishing role and performance of chemical crop protection products. Either because of their removal by i [...] challenges. Special characteristics The beneficial nematodes in our product Capirel have some special characteristics. The nematodes are weather tolerant,

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

  January 8, 2026

  Harrison, the NatuGro system aligned perfectly with the farm’s philosophy: “NatuGro rejuvenates the soil so that the soil can rejuvenate the crop. It’s [...] that the solution lay beneath their feet, in the soil itself. “Soil health became a strategic objective, not only for the agronomy team, but for the entire [...] on IPM and biological crop protection and when the NatuGro program was introduced, the timing was perfect. The farm needed: • A way to rejuvenate aging