Eléphant Vert and Pro Farm Group strenagthen biocontrol expansion in Africa with renewed partnership

Eléphant Vert (EV) and Pro Farm Group (PFG) announce the renewal of their collaboration to distribute biocontrol products in Africa.

The contract renews the partnership with Eléphant Vert (EV) subsidiaries, particularly the Kenyan and Moroccan ones. They will pursue to develop and market the Pro Farm Group (PFG) range of biocontrol products. At the same time, other opportunities have also been identified to expand this partnership to East Africa, more particularly in Ethiopia and Tanzania, and to Maghreb with Tunisia and Algeria.

″We welcome the relaunch of the partnership that has linked the EV Group to Pro Farm Group since 2017. It consolidates our common vision of developing biosolutions in agriculture while integrating the strategic developments of our respective entities. It enhances the existing portfolio of our in-house offer with innovative products,″ says Peter Braendle, CEO of EV.

Agustín Biagioni, Global SVP of Marketing at PFG, comments: ″Our valuable collaboration with EV reinforces our commitment to expanding farmers biocontrol adoption in Africa, a key market for agricultural bio solutions. By leveraging EV expertise, we aim to accelerate together the adoption of sustainable farming practices that enhance environmental sustainability biocontrol across the continent.″

This new agreement concerns four highly innovative biocontrol products:

MAJESTENE SC, a bionematicide, as well as VENERATE and GRANDEVO WDG, two bioinsecticides, and finally REYSANA, a broad-spectrum biofungicide. All these products are available in Kenya while Majestene is being marketed in Morocco since 2019.

MAJESTENE SC, is a bionematicide composed of secondary metabolites from the fermentation of a selected strain of the bacterium Burkholderia rinojensis. MAJESTENE SC inhibits egg hatching and cyst formation, and also prevents the molting of juveniles into adults. Versatile, it acts on cys nematodes as well as root-knot ones.

VENERATE is an original bioinsecticide composed of secondary metabolites from the fermentation of a selected strain of the bacterium Burkholderia rinojensis. Thanks to its unique mode of action, VENERATE can fight against a wide spectrum of biting-sucking insects and shows formidable effectiveness by contact and/or ingestion. It ensures a sustainable and broad-spectrum control while being environmentally friendly.

GRANDEVO WDG is an innovative bioinsecticide composed of a selected strain of the bacterium Chromobacterium subtsugae and its fermentation medium. GRANDEVO WDG enhances the performance, reliability and consistency of pest management programs. GRANDEVO WDG is composed of several active agents that repel stinging-sucking and phytophagous insects, stop their feeding, reduce their reproductive capacity, and induce mortality, thus helping to prevent the development of harmful populations.

REYSANA is a broad-spectrum biofungicide that is preventive and curative of many fungal diseases, based on plant extracts of Reynoutria sachalinensis. The anti-fungal action is ensured by the production of active components (phytoalexins, antioxidants, proteins, phenolic compounds, cell wall strengthening compounds) which, by stimulating the plant’s natural defenses, induce the accumulation of compounds that inhibit fungal diseases.