Biosphera to build new bioinputs factory

Biosphera, a newcomer in the Brazilian biological inputs sector, has announced that construction has begun of a new manufacturing unit which can produce an additional four million liters of bioinputs. 

Additionally, Biosphera plans to increase its plant's capacity by 50% in 2025, reaching three million liters. The Brazilian company can produce two million liters of inputs and has 40 products registered with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa).

According to Cesar Kersting, partner and commercial director of Biosphera, the initial investment budget for this new unit is expected to reach BRL70 million. Kersting projects that the new unit will be fully operational by the 2027-2028 harvest season, but it may start partial operations earlier, depending on bureaucratic processes.

Biosphera generated BRL65 million in revenue during the 2022-2023 harvest season. For the 2023-2024 season, the Brazilian bioinputs company projected revenues of BRL80 million, representing an 18% growth. With these results, Kersting stated that Biosphera has achieved a revenue level one year ahead of the five-year business plan.

The commercial director also mentioned that to further grow in the Brazilian market, the company planned to train qualified professionals to assist producers and find the most suitable solutions. 

"The Biosphera Academy is aimed at young people who are fresh graduates or in the final phase of their studies, to train consultants who understand the correct management of biologicals, depending on the soil and crop," Kersting explained.

He said the project aimed to provide a service to transform how farmers plan pest and disease management. "We don't manufacture insecticides or fungicides, but products that bring balance to the crops, resulting in a healthier biological profile of the soil and plants," he highlighted.

Giving the example of controlling corn caterpillars, Kersting explained that Biosphera's approach is not to spray to kill immediately but to make the caterpillar naturally sick, forcing it to stop eating the plant. 

"With the biological agents we implement, the caterpillar dies and leaves residues that serve as food for these microorganisms, which multiply and continuously improve the environment for the plants," he explained. As a result, the intervals between pesticide applications increase, and producers need to buy fewer inputs.

(Editing by Leonardo Gottems, reporter for AgroPages)

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