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During my visits, growers shared with me some of the problems they encounter- particularly with Agrobacterium rhizogenes (Hairy Root disease) in tomatoes. Based on both my experience and the grower feedback I've received, the use of hydrogen peroxide to disrupt...

Source : Association of Potting Soil and Substrate Manufacturers of the Netherlands Raw material shortage in the potting soil and substrate sector The availability of key raw materials such as peat and coir (coconut fibre) for the Western European substrate market is...

This week we caught up with Biogrow's new Technical Sales Manager for the French-speaking market Mickaël RENAUD. What was your background before joining Biogrow? After completing my studies with a BTS in thermal and climate control installation, I decided to reorient...

After an intense period of auditing, we are delighted to announce that Biogrow Substrates India has received SA 8000 certification! This achievement is testament to the local team’s hard work and dedication. Earning this certification is no small feat. Congratulations...

We are delighted to introduce Tania Faudemer the new Sales Manager for France & other export markets. What was your background before joining Biogrow? After graduating from high school, I traveled solo to Nepal, a powerful experience that deeply sensitized me to...

From premium cherry tomatoes, Palermo and snacking peppers, to strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and more, Sara, Head Grower at the Biogrow Protec training centre, had a chance to see them all as part of Biogrow India's first visit to China. Ably guided by...

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Martin Carniel to the position of Commercial Director of Biogrow. In this role, he will be responsible for leading the team and the sales network, and developing strategies to support our development and the evolution of...

Installed at our processing unit in 2023, we purchased an industrial dryer primarily to help us secure and process more raw material, so that we could keep up with customer demand, and remain one of the country’s top suppliers of premium cocopeat. With it's boiler...

Peru is one of the 5 largest producers of avocado, blueberry, artichoke and asparagus, one of the 10 largest producers in the world of coffee and cocoa, one of the 15 largest producers in the world of potato and pineapple, and also has a considerable production of...

With the development of Biogrow Protec, in Bangalore, Karnataka, came the need for a manager to oversee operations at the training center, and steer the new venture on the right path. The position attracted an experienced grower, Sara Nour from Darwin, Australia. Sara...

Established in April 2024 to help provide foundational training courses for soilless growing, and to produce small quantities of fresh produce for sale locally - currently cherry tomatoes and bell peppers - Protec is a subsidiary of Biogrow Substrates India, and is...

Our Responsible Production Promise As a business, we want to make all of our production processes as environmentally responsible as we possibly can, helping to ensure that when it comes to climate change and sustainability, we’re part of the solution, not part of the...

We are excited to announce the opening of our new, state-of-the-art training facility for soilless growing in Bangalore! Entirely free of charge for our valued customers, and available at a nominal fee for all other interested parties, our 3-day training courses are...

As part of Biogrow India’s ongoing CSR commitments, several essential items were donated to a local primary school (Panchayat Union Primary School, Devanallur, Pollachi South) attended by one of their long-term staff members, Manoj, some twenty years ago. A drinking...

Biogrow Substrates is proud to announce that we're one step closer to running our operations sustainably. Not only is the coconut a sustainable product, but now we will be using renewable energy in the form of solar power, to run some of our grow bags production....

The need for sustainably produced products is growing rapidly. New regulations and legislation at national and international level, critical retail and a more conscious consumer promote this development. This also has major consequences for products produced by the...

The 2024 Biogrow seminar took place last week. As always it was great to bring everyone together at the head office in the South of France. As well as discussing the excellent results achieved in 2023 it was also an occasion to look forward to the new projects that...

Our raw material suppliers are crucial not just to our success, but to our very survival. Working closely with us to ensure that we can bring our customers the perfect product for their needs, they provide us with high quality raw material that has passed stringent...

Today, our team in Sri Lanka were delighted to receive the Japanese agricultural company Inochio, who visited our facilities and met with the Biogrow Lanka management team. Martin Carniel from Biogrow's head office in France was also present for the visit.

Showing valued distributors where our products are manufactured is something we are always proud to do. Can you spot UK Area Sales Manager of Royal Brinkman UK, Jim Coley, as we gave him a tour of our facilities?! As he heads to Sri Lanka to meet with our sister...

With coco coir substrate sales growing all the time in China our technical advisor for the Chinese market Mr Kun Yang recently visited Biogrow Lanka. He was given a tour of the production sites, met with the Biogrow Lanka management team and gave a presentation on...

After a recent breakthrough, it seems only a matter of time before growers have a handy virus sensor that provides quick insight into the presence of pathogenic viruses in their water system. “We are still one hurdle away from a world first,” says project leader André...

We recently spoke to agronomist Thomas Cazin, who for the last couple of months has been visiting our production sites in India and in Sri Lanka. In addition to leading in-house training seminars, Thomas also visited some local growers who were lucky enough to benefit...

At Biogrow, we are constantly striving to make our production facilities as energy friendly as possible. Our team in Sri Lanka has just installed a set of solar panels on the roof of our Madurankulya factory where we’re aiming to produce around 170,000 kWh each year,...

If you've been following our LinkedIn page over the last couple of months you will have seen some posts featuring agronomist Thomas Cazin. Thomas has been visiting Biogrow India where he lead training sessions with our local team and also gave technical support to our...

"Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela. In Sri Lanka, Biogrow is regularly supporting the school kids in their local area. This year we launched a project to provide clean drinking water to school students. At the...

Three years after we took the decision to invest in the Philippines we can now see the results with the factory up & running and production increasing month on month. This latest production site, which follows on from our other production sites in Sri Lanka, India...

Biogrow’s Commercial Director Fabrice Fièvre recently visited China to see first-hand all the developments and innovation that are happening in the Chinese hydroponics sector. A big thank you to Ying and Kun, Biogrow China's Sales Manager & Technical Advisor, for...

We recently spoke to Biogrow India's new Head of Sales Manpreet Malanch. Below she tells us about her background and career path leading up to joining Biogrow. "Thanks to my mother, who was a farmer in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, I became interested in agriculture early...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly transformed many industries, and agriculture is no exception. Farmers have always relied on technology to make their operations more efficient, but AI has the potential to revolutionize the way we produce food. How does it...

Quentin Gomis from Biogrow Mexico tells us about his recent trip to France, Sri Lanka and India : First stop, the South of France, where it all started, where the idea of Biogrow was born. It was a great honor and a pleasure to meet the Vila brothers, Bruno and...

"It's essential to give growers peace of mind at every step of the process" From France to Sri Lanka, to India, and back to Mexico. Quentin Gomis, Sales Manager with Biogrow Mexico, is back in Mexico right on time for the trade show GreenTech Americas, which takes...

Many women in the workplace get a rough deal, but at Biogrow, we believe firmly in treating our female employees with as much respect and dignity as our male employees, and not just on International Women's Day, but every day. Paid equally, members of both our male...

Our Factory Manager Ms. Rowena from the Philippines has just spent one week with our team in India to learn more about all the procedures we've developed & put in place related to quality control and production that make our Indian operation run like clockwork....

With the Biogrow team being spread out over 3 continents and multiple countries our annual seminar is an occasion to bring everyone together and this year we decided to hold it at our head office in the South of France. As you can see in the following pictures in...

Following some recent developments and the strengthening of Biogrow's market position in China, the company is delighted to introduce their new Technical Advisor for the Chinese market Mr. Yang Kun. Tell us a little about your background? "I studied Horticulture at...

Winston Churchill’s famous dictum, “Never let a good crisis go to waste,” could not be more apt for Sri Lanka in its current context. Many countries like India and Thailand implemented wide-ranging economic reforms after undergoing severe economic crises and came out...

Accommodating the needs of Team Biogrow as we expand in India, has meant relocating to a bigger and better equipped office space. Seen in the picture is the newest addition to our team, Head of Sales/Technical advisor, Ms Manpreet. As everyone settles into the new...

Because of the energy crisis, greenhouse horticulturists are heading for uncertain times. Greenhouses consume nine per cent of the natural gas in the Netherlands, and alternatives are not readily available. ‘But the heating requirements of a typical horticultural...

Link to the article on the Horti Generation website: https://horti-generation.com/coco-peat-advantages-in-soilless-cultivation/

If you look behind the Biogrow brand you’ll find the story of a family of French farmers, the Vilas, who have been growing fruit and vegetables in the South of France for the last 40 years. They started off growing in open fields, then moved into greenhouse growing...

Anyone that follows the international news will have seen that Sri Lanka is going through some very difficult times at the moment. The country is facing power cuts, and food, fuel and other essential items such as medicines are in increasingly short supply. There are...

Already living and working in India (New Delhi) when he applied to work with us, Vincent’s previous employment was with a large French company manufacturing heavy equipment, where he started as Assistant Financial Controller, closely followed by a successful stint as...

Following the cancellation of the Hortiflorexpo in China, an online event was organised by Biogrow's international sales team and Tick Rise, a distributor for Tutrina (a real-time plant activity evaluation system). The topic of the day was “Root environment management...

Yesterday our Sri Lankan Operations Manager Mr Nishantha Hewage visited Katagamuwa Primary School to congratulate the students who are entering the first grade. He told us "it was a real delight to see the talents of all the students and the effort the teachers are...

BIOGROW India is proud to announce the kickstarting of their Rural Development Scheme this week, in which they helped a small business owner set up his own fiber processing unit. With a combination of smart investments to empower local people, and the sharing of...

Come and see us at the GreenTech Americas trade fair, which will be taking place between 27th and 29th April, in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. Quentin and all the BIOGROW Mexico team will be delighted to see you there.

Recent projections for global substrate demand have shed light on the challenges the industry faces in the years and decades ahead. New crops being produced in substrates (including soft fruit, vegetables and leafy greens, transplants, and cannabis) are helping to...

Long before incorporating a new structure in the Philippines, substrate company Biogrow was already looking at how they could organize it as a sustainable development program, capitalizing on the experience and impact they had in Sri Lanka or India. "The production of...

Stories of business success motivate and inspire, and this is especially true in the contemporary Russian marketplace. In order for businesses to thrive in this challenging market they have to be able to cope with working in uncertain conditions and overcome numerous...

It was 4 years ago that our management team first visited the Philippines to explore the possibility of creating a new production site to support our operations in Sri Lanka, India, and Brazil. When we saw the huge potential this country had to offer not only in...

Last year, we decided to redesign the BIOGROW website so that it would better represent who we are as a company, our current development projects, and our vision for the future. One of the key drivers for this project is our belief that in order to offer the best...

One of the biggest issues facing commercial farmers nowadays, outdoor and indoor, is labour scarcity. The reality is newer generations are not taking up farming and this is true across the globe. Automation appears to be the logical solution to fill this ever-widening...

Health Crisis and International Trade Since January 2020, all international maritime flows have been considerably disrupted by a major health crisis, which has caused the deterioration of port productivity and crippled major parts of the supply chain. The epidemic...

We've been working with La Serre des Grands Lacs in the South-West of France for many years now and today HortiDaily featured them in their widely-read industry newsletter. In the article Toby Wright, the Director talks about his background in agriculture, their use...

In Sri Lanka we've just opened a new building with changing rooms and other facilities for workers at our production plant at Wariyapola. This is an important addition to our Sri Lankan infrastructure, as it will help to maintain our workers' health and safety,...

The value, demand and dependency for soilless substrates has never been greater. NEVER. Last year brought unprecedented changes as well as many opportunities to the horticultural industry worldwide. These challenges and opportunities set the stage for what should be a...

With the ongoing impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic we, like many businesses, have had to re-think our strategy & vision in order to adapt and respond to these exceptional times we’re currently facing. In addition to the global pandemic the current shipping...

Quentin Gomis, Biogrow Substrates, on the Mexican market: "We see an ever-increasing interest in hydroponic growing" "Ever since I was a little boy, my dad took me to the greenhouses where he worked. From a very young age I knew everything about growing tomatoes: the...

It's the start of the strawberry harvest for our customer in Russia in the Kuban region. Covering 6 hectares, the Kuban-Malamino company (Krasnodar region) is a pioneer in hydroponic strawberry cultivation in Russia, where it cultivates the Cabrio and Monterey...

Constantly aware of the struggles that many people and businesses living in our community face due to poverty, Covid-19, and many other factors, we at Biogrow, strive to help them whenever we can. Today we donated desks, chairs and filing cabinets to the new village...

We are pleased to announce that Mr Nishantha HEWAGE has been promoted to the position of General Operations Manager of BioGrow Lanka pvt Ltd. Nishantha started with Biogrow as a supervisor in 2003. Thanks to his unwavering hard work and professionalism, he quickly...

Here at BIOGROW we take great pride in what we do, as do all our staff in India, Sri Lanka, Brazil and the Philippines, and we look toward the future with great optimism and ambition to be the world's leading producer of cocopeat based growing substrates. A special...

A recent article that appeared on the Hortidaily website explaining how BIOGROW is dealing with the current challenges of the Covid-19 virus:...

Our partner in Brazil HOLAMGROW taking delivery last week of our premium quality ECOGROW peat moss bales. "BIOGROW Substrates made by growers for growers." For more information please contact us using our online enquiry form.

Biogrow Substrates has been implanted in Brazil for many years now and one of our keys strengths is the 2 locations we have one in the North of Brazil (production) and one in the South (sales and distribution). As always our aim is to ensure local, stable production...

Celebrations got underway yesterday to mark the opening of our newest coco peat processing plant in India, Biogrow Ultra, which will enable us to offer more high quality products to our clients. The entire team united for a traditional inauguration ceremony performed...

Our 2 factories in Sri Lanka, Madurankuliya and Wariyapola, officially commenced their new year operations on 3rd January with much celebration and anticipation of another exceptional year.

Our Operations Manager in India Benjamin spent an excellent day at Triangle Farms in Hyderabad where he was given a guided tour of their facilities. It's always great to meet our customers and also to see the Biogrow growbags (produced in our Indian factory) in action.

Last week the staff at Biogrow India donated some new desks to a school in their local area. Before receiving the chairs the children were forced to sit on the floor during their lessons, which made it hard for them to concentrate.

We recently sponsored the Biogrow India staff cricket team with new cricket tops. Anyone who has visited India knows how important cricket is to the Indian nation. In fact the sport is so popular amongst kids that they frequently play what is called ‘gully cricket’...

Always keen to involve our company in community work – both in conformance with the CSR scheme and our desire to help make a difference in the lives of the people around us - we recently visited a local school for underprivileged children to make a donation of a flat...

Our Biogrow Sri Lanka team has decided to bring smiles on the faces of the grade 1 students of 9 surrounding schools. They have offered them, school backpacks, water bottles and some multimedia speakers for the class room.