EnBio 2024: Companies make debut in Argentina's bioinputs market

Several companies made their debut in Argentina's biological inputs market during the Third Meeting on Production with Biologicals and Sustainable Strategies (EnBio 2024), which was organized by Agribio and specially covered by AgroPages.

Agricheck SRL

The first of these companies was Agricheck SRL, which showcased products under its Suterra and Andermatt brands. 

Andermatt is currently one of the world's leading companies in the research and development of biopesticides.

The two brands offer a wide range of baculovirus-based insecticides used for controlling insect pests, such as spodoptera, moths, helicoverpa, and plutella. 

The expertise of the Swiss company, launched in the 1980s, include isolating naturally occurring diseased larvae and breeding them to obtain millions of viral particles, which were then sprayed on crops.

Sumitomo Chemical

Already recognized around the world for producing synthetic pesticides, Sumitomo Chemical presented, for the first time, soybean and corn crops treated with its biological technologies.

The company said it aims to provide ″hybrid solutions to ensure sustainability and efficiency in agriculture. We combine the best of both worlds, chemical and biological, to offer a superior experience to our customers with quality products and proven effectiveness.″

Recuperar

Recuperar SRL is an Argentinian company specializing in the development of microfertilizers, chelates, and other materials and processes.

Laboratorios ARBO

Laboratorios ARBO develops inoculants in Argentina, including pre-seeding inoculation for alfalfa seeds.

Their latest development is the Professional Seed Treatment (TPS) for the pre-seeding inoculation of soybeans. The technology facilitates seed inoculation and enables the addition of a variety of agrochemicals up to three months before planting.

BETTA Biotecnología

BETTA Biotecnología, a new business unit of the Sigma Group (Sigma Agro), launched its product.

BETTA is a natural technology that can be used with different pest and disease control methods, whether insecticides, biostimulants, nematicides, or fungicides.

According to Sigma Group, BETTA is ″a new crop protection option that ensures an excellent product with the support of the Seipasa trajectory, a pioneering Spanish company that specializes in the formulation and development of botanical and microbiological treatments for the protection, biostimulation, and nutrition of crops.″

Denka

Denka, the leading Japanese brand in biostimulant development, introduced PRULA, a line of premium biostimulants formulated with humic acid, fulvic acid, nitrogen, potassium, and other active principles, in Argentina.

Guido Crisci, External Consultant for Denka in Argentina, said the trials required for the launch of PRULA in Argentina began in 2020 and were approved by the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA).

(Editing by Leonardo Gottems, reporter for AgroPages)