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Bb-Protec: Leading the Fight Against Coffee Berry Borer in Brazil

October 17, 2024

Coffee growers in Brazil are facing a growing challenge managing the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei), one of the most destructive pests in coffee production. With bans on certain chemical insecticides, growers have searched for effective alternatives. The team at Andermatt Brazil leveraged the expertise of the Andermatt Group and identified Bb-Protec®, a biological insecticide […]

Baculovirus Success in Sicily: A Triumph for Farmers

August 6, 2024

Sicily’s tomato production is a vital part of Italy’s agricultural sector, with around 7,000 hectares dedicated to tomato cultivation. However, the battle against pests like Tuta absoluta is relentless. Andermatt’s baculovirus solution Tutavir® contains a Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus for effective and selective control of the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta. Having won the Bernard Blum award […]

Andermatt Brazil 2024 Convention

August 1, 2024

The Andermatt Brazil 2024 Convention held at Mavsa Resort in Cesário Lange, São Paulo in May was an inspiring and pivotal event for our team at Andermatt Brazil. With the theme “Focus, Strength, and Faith,” the convention served as a crucial opportunity to align our objectives, motivate our team and foster a sense of unity. […]

Event review: AgroActiva 2024, Santa Fe, Argentina

July 25, 2024

Andermatt was proud to be represented at AgroActiva 2024, by our local partners AgriCheck, in Argentina. AgroActiva is an annual celebration of the agricultural sector and this year the event celebrated its 30th anniversary. The diverse exhibition spanned 600,000 m², featuring a wide range of exhibitors, from agricultural machinery manufacturers to government agencies and regional […]

Soil Health Product trials for yield enhancement in Sugarcane

March 25, 2024

The team at Agricane Ltd have shown how a relatively simple and easy-to-apply biological program, has significantly improved yield results on Kaombe farm, Malawi. In the study, an increase in yield of up to 11% tons cane per hectare (TCHa), and 12.5% increase in recoverable sugar value (RV, a measure of the value of the […]

Andermatt launched RhizoVital C5 for seed business in Poland

January 15, 2024

Good seed is one of the underlying success factors of harvesting a good crop. Breeders understand the importance of improving seed quality and performance, which is why treatments with micro- and macro-elements is common practice. However, introducing microbials onto the seed is a distinct and innovative approach and therefore we are happy to share with […]

Discovering Moldova: Making waves in the European fruit market

January 2, 2024

Moldova stands out as a major contributor to the world’s high-quality wine market, exporting an annual volume ranging from 1 to 1.5 million hectolitres. Official data reveals a commercial wine growing area exceeding 100,000 hectares, along with approximately 40,000 hectares dedicated to private vineyards. In the year 2023, Moldovan wines were exported to over 75 […]

International Table Grape Symposium in South Africa

November 24, 2023

The Andermatt Group are proud to confirm our Bronze sponsorship in support of the upcoming 10th International Table Grape Symposium 26 Nov – 1 Dec 2023 Somerset West, South Africa This global industry event is held every four years, attracting approximately 400 delegates from table grape industries across the globe. The Andermatt Madumbi team is […]

Bb-Protec: Unraveling the Potential for Fruit Fly Control in Mango Cultivation

August 22, 2023

One of the many difficult challenges to increased and sustainable production of fruit and vegetable crops in Africa are fruit flies. They have been identified as a highly economically important group of insects that pose a serious threat to the horticultural industry in sub-Saharan Africa. Fruit fly infestations result in significant losses in yield and […]

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