Futureco Bioscience invests in biocontrol solutions in Africa

Agriculture is, and will remain for years to come, the main driver of economic development in Africa. Horcultural crops as corn, maize, wool, coon, tobacco, tea, coffee, sugar cane, nuts, seeds, grapes, orchards and cut flowers are important sources of both cash and nutrion. Insect pests and diseases, however, can reduce yields by up to 80% and farmers oen resort to using chemical pescide to migate the problem.

Given the concerns posed by pescides and their long term negave effects, already visible in the environment, the use of biological products is high on the list of near-term acvies idenfied in acon plans both naonal and regional level in Africa. Moreover, while the Food and Agriculture Organizaon of the United Naons (FAO) emphasizes the need of alternaves to pescides, the markets for African products exportaon, especially Europe, require compliance with strict maximum residue limit (MRL) standards, pushing African farmers to adopt clean soluons. The issue to overcome remains the limited access to informaon and the products availability that, even for biological control products that are already present in the market, varies greatly between countries.

The development of biocontrol products requires specific skills and competencies, connuous innovaon in technology and logisc and markeng strategy focused on specific customer needs. Addionally, compliance with a number of complex requirements covered by plant protecon product legislaon makes this process not available to all companies. Created in 2004 and based in Olèrdola (Barcelona), Futureco Bioscience is an agro-biotechnology company dedicated to research and innovaon in crop protecon and nutrion products. Characterized since its creaon by an ecological and sustainable approach, and a focus on regenerave agriculture, the company is disnguished by its in house organizaon. Research, development and manufacture of its products happen enrely in its own headquarters from which the products are marketed globally. Futureco Bioscience, following its goals of increasing its horizon and promong a culture of sustainable and environment-respecul agriculture, is determined to push forward the current market of their clean products (bioesmulants and biocontrol) in Africa. BESTCURE®, a biofungicide-biobactericide based on a botanical extract of citrus species, was the first biopescide of the company Futureco Bioscience marketed in Africa. Inially registered in South Africa in 2012 for the control of grey mold (Botrys cinerea) in vines, and black rot (Xanthomonas camprestris) in tomatoes. More crops and diseases (Xanthomonas arboricola in Prunus and Alternaria in tomato) were later included in its authorizaon. The product is currently being registered in Morocco and is already authorized in various countries on the American connent. The acve substance of the bioinseccide NOFLY®, based on the entomopathogenic fungus Paecilomyces fumosoroseus strain FE 990, has been authorized in Europe in 2013 and registered, for the first me in Africa, in Kenya in 2014 (under the brand name PACYLOS®). Registered in Morocco in 2018, it is in the registraon process in Senegal, Mali and Ivory Coast and it is already approved for its use in several European countries, USA and Lan America. The use of NOFLY® is recommended for the control of different species of whitefly (Bemisia tabaci, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Aleurodicus dispersus, Lecanoideus floxisimus) and thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis). Nevertheless, several field trials carried out in Kenya (2013), Ivory Coast (2018) and Mali (2017-18) showed that NOFLY® is able to control also aphids in beans, the coon bollworm Helicoverpa armígera, the coon leaf roller Haritalodes derogata, the sucking pest Jacobiella fascialis and the spiny bollworm Earias sp. in coon. Avoiding the indiscriminate use of broadspectrum inseccides that can wipe out pests' natural enemies in Africa is possible, and should be a priority: Futureco Bioscience products are the natural way to do it.

Anglo Agriparts

Anglo Agriparts is a family run, father & son business based in Hampshire, England. We specialise in replacement parts and accessories for a wide range of modern, classic and vintage tractors including: Ford New Holland, Massey Ferguson, John Deere, Case Internaonal Harvester, Fiat, Fordson, Ferguson and David Brown. The owner, and Father, Alastair McHarg, was an engineering apprence at the age of 16. He has been involved in the Internaonal Tractor Parts business since 1972 and started his own company in 2001. This focused on OE business, supplying parts to original tractor manufacturers. In 2013, along with his son John McHarg, they launched Anglo Agriparts as our aermarket sector of the business. We're proud of our OEM heritage, which has allowed us to launch our aermarket brand from our OEM supply base. As a supplier to two of the top global agricultural Original Equipment Manufacturers, Anglo knows quality. Due to the volume nature of OEM business, Anglo are able to negoate the most compeve pricing in order to give you guaranteed quality at the best prices. As me has moved on, so has our business. We have grown in sales, staff and warehousing. In August 2015 we moved to our new 10,000 sq. headquarters. Customers can speak with like minded enthusiasts, passionate about what they sell. We understand the business and understand your needs. We are always looking to expand our company and partnerships from around the world. “A company is nothing without it's people”, and we can proudly say, we have built a strong knowledgeable team who understand the UK and export market and can provide a reliable, well established service. John has taken Anglo into the next generaon, commissioning an online retail site, developing new products, growing the warehouse and sales teams and developing trade accounts across the middle east and Africa. The family heritage remains strong with Alastair sll greatly involved in the day to day running of the company. This year Anglo launched our Next Generaon Range, exclusively designed and developed for Anglo Agriparts. We are commied to connually invesng in product development and sourcing the best quality manufacturers from around the globe.

Food Processing and packaging equipment for the African market

BMPE is the leading supplier of superior quality New and Refurbished Food Processing and packaging equipment to the African market. Providing a professional service to the Food Industry. Founded by Olaf Blömker and built on his experience of over 30 years in the industry. He has vast knowledge not just on equipment but also deboning, meat processing, recipe formulaon, packaging, technological Informaon, producon flow and the legal understanding surrounding the business. Imporng machines for our clients across Africa, ensuring that they benefit from the highest quality at a compeve price. We are proud to represent the following companies: · Nowicki - Meat Injectors, Ice Generators, Separators, Cooking Pots, Tumblers, Crate Washers, Grinders, Bowl Cuers, Cookers, Coolers · Risco - meat processing machines and systems. · Stalam - Radio Frequency & Microwave Heang · Kolbe - Meat Processing Equipment · Lorenzo Barroso – Clips, Loops, Clippers and Tiers, Spool Clips- · Italian Pack – Packaging Machines · AVS Agric - Compact Abaoir & Meat Processing Soluons · Bastra - Smokers and Cookers · Bizerba - Labelling, Weighing & Food Processing Equipment · Nock - Ice flakers and Slicers, Derinders, Skinning Machines · Ice-Ups -Flake Ice Machines, Seawater Ice Machines, Direct Cooling Ice Machines, Fruit and Vegetable Vacuum Coolers · Colimac – Packaging Machinery · Reepack – Packaging Machinery · SuperVac - Vacuum Packing Machines · AWE – Food Processing Equipment · Alco – Food Processing Equipment · Graeff - Professional cung technology · Schiwa - Slicing Soluons · Saccardo - Vacuum Packing Machines · PSS - Meat Processing Machinery

Services Offered:

· Project planning · Complete layout designs · Product Flow Management

· Consultaon · Turn Key Soluons · Product Development We also offer contracted Preventave Maintenance Service for the refurbishment of machines and have access to all significant brands of spares. This is a workable soluon to help preserve the mint condion of your assets – especially if it is subjected to strenuous working condions on a daily basis. COVID 19 Before and during the Covid-19 pandemic, Crate washers have become one of the most sought aer hygiene equipment in the broader spectrum of all Food companies. Giving the producer the utmost hygiene standards required within the industry keeping their processes internal and external bacteria free. This standard has become a huge requirement in passing audits and keeping factories safe from listeriosis, salmonella etc. Nowicki has a wide range of washers to meet every hygiene requirement. The MP 300 is designed to wash all kinds of plasc containers, covers of containers giving opmal washing effects. It is available in a modular version (with possibility of extension of the inial washing module and/ or the air blow-off module). · Water heang systems: electric, steam, electric-steam, gas, oil and hot water · Guiding mechanism for washed containers · Mechanical conveyor for containers transport with a speed regulaon · Touch screen control panel · Closed water circulaon system · Stainless steel centrifugal pump · Regulaon and distribuon of rinsing water in terms of: intensity of rinsing, refreshing of tank water, · overflow system allowing water savings in the washer in case of temporary lack of a container in the tunnel · Chemical dosing In addion to our washers we are also passionate about the benefits of RF Defrosng (Radio Frequency), its ability to safely and rapidly defrost meats, poultry and fish without compromising quality or hygiene. Manufacturers are realising that there's nowhere to hide when it comes to food safety, and a crical hazard point is defrosng. As the Market leader in packaging and food processing equipment in Sub Sahara Africa we represent many processing plants in the territory. We believe in supporng our customers in the same way that they support us. This ensures that BMPE is The Food System Technology Specialist.