Seipasa to offer new biological alternatives to agrochemicals

Date:01-14-2025

"Seipasa's great value lies in developing new registered biological solutions that fill the gap caused by the progressive disappearance of chemical products," stated Pedro Mota, who was appointed as Seipasa's new business development manager in Portugal.

According to him, agriculture is undergoing an intense transition toward a more sustainable production model, focusing on its relationship with the environment, natural resources, and farmer safety. "One of the consequences is, in fact, the loss of active substances that gradually become unavailable," he said.

"This reality hurts farmers, as the pace at which new biological alternatives with phytosanitary registration emerge is much slower. Company innovation, in this case, moves much faster than the legislation and regulations imposed by the European Union through major action frameworks such as the European Green Deal or the 'Farm to Fork' strategy," the expert analyzed.

Mota assured that Seipasa's role in this transition should be to strengthen its position as a generator of biologically based alternatives with official recognition: "I believe this company's great value lies in developing new registered biological solutions that fill the gap caused by the progressive disappearance of chemical products."

He recalled that Seipasa is a "pioneer in researching and developing new solutions that, in some cases, can coexist with chemical products in integrated pest management strategies. In other cases, they can replace these same chemical synthesis treatments with equal or even superior efficiency."

According to Seipasa's new business development manager in Portugal, agriculture is prepared for this transition promoted by the European Green Deal. However, it is necessary to recognize that the changes are complex and often cause some apprehension.

He stated that the role of biocontrol companies such as Seipasa in this transition is "decisive, especially due to the accumulated experience of more than 25 years in designing, formulating, and developing biological treatments for crop protection and biostimulation. Beyond experience, it's important to highlight Seipasa's commitment to phytosanitary registrations."

"You may have the technology and R&D to develop these types of products, but if you don't have the conviction, team, or financial capacity to invest in obtaining phytosanitary biocontrol registrations, the innovation you generate is useless. In Seipasa's case, fortunately, both positive conditions are present: the technology to develop these types of products and the conviction to put them in farmers' hands through the phytosanitary registration process. This explains the global catalog of more than 70 phytosanitary registrations in over 30 countries that the company has built so far," he said in conclusion.

(Editing by Leonardo Gottems, reporter for AgroPages)