• Koppert is investing in smarter scouting

  April 25, 2019

  ‘The dashboard also provides detailed analyses of the situation in the greenhouse and shows the severity of the infestation, enabling growers to act quickly [...] futureproofing A team of specialists is developing the scout-app together with Koppert’s growers and consultants, and a number of Dutch tomato growers are [...] Systems is working on a groundbreaking innovation that will change the world of scouting. The scout-app will automatically analyse Horiver sticky traps, enabling

• Step towards future-ready packaging

  March 28, 2025

  functionality. One of the biggest challenges is the global variation in legislation, recycling infrastructure, and awareness. ‘Right now, many of our packaging [...] transition of our 1L bottles to 100% recycled high-density polyethylene (rHDPE). This ensures easier recyclability for growers while reducing the use of virgin [...] not affected by this change,’ says Jolien. ‘The expected introduction time of the new bottles is early summer this year.’ Compliance-ready The EU’s Packaging

• Koppert signs distribution agreement with Agritek in Dubai

  November 3, 2021

  agreement was signed at the Joint Economic Committee Meeting of the Foreign Trade Ministries of the UAE and the Netherlands at the Expo 2020 in Dubai on Tuesday [...] followed the conclusion of a bilateral economic MoU between the UAE and the Netherlands. The top-level meeting was attended by the Minister of State for Foreign [...] long-term relationship. The growth of horticulture has accelerated in this region over recent years, especially in the cultivation of fruits, vegetables and date

• Agro Care delivers the first Fair Trade tomatoes to the Dutch market

  June 13, 2016

  contribute to strengthening the regional economy of southern Tunisia. Philip van Antwerpen, one of the directors of Agro Care, explains, ‘Not only are we creating [...] grower. Agro Care is one of the largest tomato producers in the Netherlands. This company established Desert Joy in 2013. As a result of the beneficial local [...] Agro Care has made great strides in this regard, and a significant portion of production in the Netherlands is sold residue-free, meaning it has been produced

• Koppert broadens its activities in Africa

  November 27, 2017

  in this part of the world.’ Tropical fruit is a relatively new market for Koppert Biological Systems, although it has built up a good deal of expertise in [...] Africa by opening a new subsidiary in this West African republic. The producer of biological solutions for horticulture and agriculture now has business hubs [...] global company’s 27th subsidiary. ‘Having successfully registered a range of Koppert’s biocontrol products in Ivory Coast, we can now proceed to position

• Swirski-Mite helps you stay in control

  September 7, 2023

  regions. The combination of all these characteristics makes the Swirski-Mite the benchmark of predatory mites . The effectiveness of other predatory mites [...] comes to its daily meal. It eats many species of small insects and mites, which is ideal when different types of pests occur simultaneously. Swirski-Mite is [...] composition, as there are two types of food in the bag. The Swirski-Mite Plus and Swirski-Mite LD slow-release bags are made of paper, making them ideal for use

• CABI and Koppert sign agreement on training plant doctors in Kenya

  March 23, 2018

  enables the development of the curriculum and some pilot trainings in Kenya. All are convinced that this is the beginning of a trajectory of capacity building [...] can reach an enormous number of small farmers. CABI and Koppert believe it will help them to utilize the untapped potential of beneficial organisms from nature [...] Kenya during the Koppert Biocontrol Dinner Event that was hosted as part of the 2-day NewAg Biocontrol Africa conference. These trainings aim to equip

• Freezing tolerance in blueberries

  May 6, 2020

  caused by the mechanism described above. So we see a direct effect of frost on the damage of buds and flowers. Besides that we see a second, maybe even more [...] There are multiple possible mechanisms that reduce the freezing temperature of the fluid in the cell. By taking the right measurements, we can lower the [...] harvest or no harvest. When sugar content increases, this will have the effect of reducing the freezing temperature. A strong and healthy plant (with strong

• Koppert welcomes Flavio Alzueta as advisor

  December 18, 2020

  the Board of Directors. Until July 2020, Alzueta was Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer of GLOBALG.A.P. He will use his experience of working with [...] (Agribusiness Program (2009) and Creating Shared Value (2018)), Wharton School of Business (Leadership) and Cambridge Business School (Sustainable Business

• Uniform emergence and fewer losses thanks to Trianum

  January 21, 2021

  approximately one hundred hectares. The majority of that area is used for non-organic cultivation of potatoes, wheat, carrots, onions, beetroot, and tulips [...] among the organic parsnips. Farmer Koen de Bruycker has first-hand experience of Trianum's added value. His organically grown spinach and parsnip showed improved [...] tulips (on a leased plot). Thirty hectares are used for the organic cultivation of chicory, beans, onions, spinach, parsnips, and sweetcorn, each on five hectares