• Natupol Excel – Bee Vision: nominated for FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award 2017

  December 30, 2016

  designed to help bumblebees navigate in these and other unfavourable conditions. ‘Introducing colours and changes in the print in special coatings on the Natupol [...] contribution to this, in the broad sense, together with our customers and other parties in the chain. Koppert has expressed this "drive" in their mission: Koppert [...] conforms to the bumblebees own visual spectrum resulting in improved pollination results. In addition, it has a bigger colony, large ventilation holes

• Koppert celebrates 50th anniversary

  January 12, 2017

  symposium in September that will be attended by top speakers. Over the past fifty years, Koppert has grown to become the global market leader in biological [...] persimilis back in 1967, the company has grown to become a multinational with an annual turnover of 190 million euros and 1,200 employees in 26 countries [...] important factor in tomorrow's agriculture and horticulture.’ The company says the use of chemical crop protection can be reduced considerably in outdoor cultivation

• From pioneer to market leader: Koppert celebrates its fiftieth anniversary

  January 1, 2017

  from a small, pioneering enterprise to a global market leader in sustainable cultivation. In 1967, cucumber grower Jan Koppert established his own company [...] Rachel Carson published her famous book and worldwide bestseller Silent Spring. In this work, she warned of the use of copious amounts of insecticide and pesticide [...] this fiftieth year of continued growth, we are organizing various activities in 2017. More information will follow over the course of the year.

• Dümmen Orange and Koppert present GreenGuard

  January 10, 2018

  resilience systems. In 2015, Dümmen Orange began implementation of Integrated Pest Management in a potted Chrysanthemum greenhouse at our farm in Uganda. Dümmen [...] is developing a future in which our products are produced as sustainably as possible, reducing the level of chemical pesticides in our cuttings to protect [...] and effective Integrated Pest Management (IPM) protocol called GreenGuard. In order to produce vital cuttings with minimal chemical use. GreenGuard ensures

• West Africa – business with a mission

  January 15, 2018

  mission. I'm happiest working in the field!' KWA would also have a base in Senegal from which to develop Koppert's activities in the sub-tropical countries [...] countries in this vast region.' 'The region may not always be that stable, but has an annual economic growth rate of 7-10 % and is expected to boom in the near [...] Improving food safety and security in a sustainable way, so that it has a positive impact on both human health and the environment, is a matter that is

• Research diffuse light and pollination

  December 21, 2017

  Knowledge sharing is in Koppert’s DNA. For this reason Koppert commissioned a research report to enhance the knowledge of growers about pollination . A [...] greenhouse cover with a different light spectrum on pollination and fruit setting in tomatoes. Information was also collected on the influence of the light spectrum [...] seeing these trends: a. Increasing use of diffuse glass, coatings and screens in horticulture b. Possible negative influences on pollination The literature

• King of the Netherlands to attend Koppert Biological Systems’ 50th anniversary

  August 17, 2017

  market leader in 50 years In the sixties, cucumber grower, Jan Koppert, just like other growers experienced a great deal of setbacks with pests in his crop [...] of combating pests in crops using natural enemy insects instead of chemical agents. Koppert looks for solutions that can be found in nature itself and [...] Koppert’s natural solutions are now used worldwide to combat pests and diseases in agriculture and horticulture. The company also focuses on improving soil quality

• Aleia Roses: 'We grow the best and most beautiful roses thanks to IPM'

  March 5, 2018

  protection method in September 2016: beneficials. Aleia Roses is owned by Spanish entrepreneur Luis Corella. He set up a modern 14-hectare company in Garray, north [...] The company has more than 250 employees and offices in Madrid and the Royal FloraHolland Trade Fair in Aalsmeer. Three beneficials Pablo Villalaín is IPM [...] solutions,' says Pablo. 'In this way, they are helping us meet our primary objective: producing the best and most beautiful roses in the world.'

• Trianum's seven benefits

  June 6, 2018

  Our product Trianum continues to perform well in many countries. The active ingredient, Trichoderma harzianum T22, colonizes the root system of plants [...] growth 3. Pathogens cannot develop resistance to it 4. Savings can be made in terms of the use of soil fungicides 5. It is reliable and of a consistent

• European biocontrol industry proposes new EU regulatory framework

  November 26, 2018

  requirements. In the White Paper sent to the EU, it proposes that risk-based evaluations should be conducted using high-level scientific expertise in close c [...] biological measures for crop protection and supporting innovation in this field. Continuing in the way things are done now, the EU will never meet the sust [...] published its vision on how to improve regulation for the biocontrol industry in a White Paper that it has presented to the European Union. It proposes a new