Kwizda Agro

Name

Kwizda Agro

Legal name

Kwizda Agro GmbH

Website

https://kwizda-agro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Crop Protection Products

NAICS

Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532), Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing (325414), Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (325320)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870), Agricultural Services (700), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Crop Protection Formulations (EC, SC, WG, WP, SL) (AFABAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biologicals Formulation & Fermentation Tolling (microbials, bio-stimulants) (AFABAIAC), Regulatory, Quality & EHS Compliance Services for Toll Manufacturing (QA/QC, SDS, REACH/EPA support) (AFABAIAK), Natural/Green Pest Control Products (CRAJAHAK), Pest & Disease Control (Grubs/Insects/Fungus) (HSAIAGAE)

Keywords

• Crop protection products
• Biological plant protection
• Agricultural biocides
• Contract manufacturing
• Precision farming digital services

Headquarters

HQ city

Atzgersdorf

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Crop Protection Products Sales: Sale of chemical and biological plant protection products including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides. Products developed in-house or licensed from research-based industry partners.
2. Biocides Products: Development, formulation, manufacturing and registration of insecticides for professional and amateur use internationally. Products include Thermacell mosquito repellents.
3. Tolling/Contract Manufacturing: Contract production services for complex and high-quality crop protection formulations at the Leobendorf facility. Partners include Biotalys for protein-based biocontrol products.
4. Digital Services: Kwizda Xperience platform offering digital microservices for weather data, disease forecasting, and spray planning for farmers and winegrowers.
5. Distribution of Licensed Products: Marketing of licensed products from research-based industry partners, a traditional focus area of Kwizda Agro.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Kwizda Agro researches, formulates, manufactures, and markets crop protection products (chemical and biological), biocides, animal repellents, and biostimulants, alongside contract toll manufacturing of complex formulations at its Leobendorf facility. The company also distributes licensed third-party plant protection products and operates digital services for weather-based disease forecasting and spray planning aimed at professional farmers, winegrowers, forest managers, hobby gardeners, and professional pest controllers.

Product overview

Kwizda Agro operates as a diversified crop protection company with two core components: a digital services platform (Kwizda Xperience/KX) and a physical products portfolio. The KX platform provides four integrated microservices (KX Rain, KX Field, KX Vine, KX Planner) plus standalone vine4cast and Spray Plan Configurator tools for precision agriculture. The product portfolio comprises biological and conventional solutions including fungicides (UPSIDE®, LIMOCIDE, BOTECTOR®, BLOSSOM PROTECT™), wildlife repellents (TRICO®), biostimulants (Kwizda Vital Essence), mosquito repellents (Thermacell®), pheromone-based pest control (WEINTEC®), and tolling/formulation services. The company also offers biocides, professional pest control, and home & garden products, serving agriculture, forestry, viticulture, and consumer markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TRICO: Europe's leading deer repellent based on biological active ingredient sheep fat, used in forestry, viticulture, orchards and ornamental plants. Registered in Europe, USA, and Canada.
• Kwizda Xperience (KX)
• UPSIDE
• LIMOCIDE
• BOTECTOR
• BLOSSOM PROTECT
• WEINTEC
• Kwizda Vital Essence
• vine4cast

Products and services

• TRICO® Biological deer repellent based on sheep fat that protects young trees and shoots from browsing by deer, elk, and moose; for forestry, viticulture, orchards, and ornamental plants.
• UPSIDE® Copper-free biological fungicide based on Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast lysate that controls downy mildew in vineyards, vegetables, and berry crops by activating the plant's own immune defenses; approved for organic farming.
• LIMOCIDE Orange-oil-based contact fungicide and insecticide for managing powdery mildew, thrips, whiteflies, and other pests in viticulture; approved for organic agriculture.
• BOTECTOR® Biological fungicide that combats Botrytis cinerea (gray mold) in grapes, strawberries, and berry fruits through nutrient competition; certified for organic farming.
• BLOSSOM PROTECT™ Biological crop protection product that forms a protective biofilm against fire blight and storage diseases in pome fruit; certified for organic farming.
• WEINTEC® Pheromone-based solution for disrupting grapevine moths in viticulture, providing effective moth control with a high pheromone load per dispenser that reduces the number of units required per hectare.
• Kwizda Vital Essence Biostimulant containing amino acids, seaweed extracts, vinasse, and natural plant hormones that enhances root development, nutrient uptake, and resilience to abiotic stress such as drought, heat, and frost.
• Thermacell® R with citrus scent Gas-powered mosquito repellent device (Halo tabletop range) with eucalyptus-citriodora-oil-based active ingredient, available in a citrus-scented variant for outdoor consumer use.
• Kwizda Xperience (KX) Digital Platform Digital platform combining crop protection expertise with weather data, disease forecasts, and spray-planning tools via four integrated microservices for precision farming; available to farmers and winegrowers in Austria, Germany, Romania, and Hungary.
• vine4cast Digital service for viticulturists delivering weather analyses, disease risk calculations (Peronospora, Oidium), and optimal plant-protection timing using 40 weather models updated twice daily across approximately 4,500 virtual location points.
• Spray Plan Configurator Free desktop application enabling winegrowers to create customized annual spray plans by entering just four parameters, integrated with the AGES (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety) database for both organic and conventional viticulture.
• Tolling / Contract Manufacturing Contract manufacturing service covering formulation development, registration support, purchasing, production, packaging, analytics, and logistics for complex and high-quality crop protection and biocontrol formulations at the ISO-certified Leobendorf facility.

Quantifiable outcome

• FA Bio fungal strains demonstrated yield increases of up to 25% in maize and wheat field trials
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FA BiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2025Partnership for formulation and development of two novel fungal-based biostimulant products. FA Bio's fungal strains demonstrated yield increases of up to 25% in maize and wheat field trials. Kwizda Agro providing stable formulations, carrier and encapsulation technologies, and scalable manufacturing processes.
• AIT Austrian Institute of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2024Research partnership at Tulln location for micro- and molecular biology research. Kwizda Agro expanding 350 m² research facility at AIT for fermentation, microbiological testing, quality control, and formulation development. Strengthening synergies with multiple research institutions.
• BiotalyscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2022Strategic partnership for Kwizda Agro to act as formulator of Biotalys protein-based biocontrol products. First product Evoca, a protein-based biofungicide, to be formulated at state-of-the-art Leobendorf facility. Partnership includes formulation into water soluble granules and packaging for distribution.
• Jouffray-DrillaudcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2020Exclusive cooperation agreement for development, registration, and distribution of UPSIDE biological foliar fungicide based on ABE-IT-56 active ingredient in Central Europe. UPSIDE provides effective Downy Mildew control by triggering plant immune system. Registration planned for 2023 in Central European markets.
• University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences ViennaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration as part of synergies with AIT and local research institutions at Tulln campus.
• University of Veterinary Medicine ViennaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration as part of synergies with AIT and local research institutions.
• Vienna University of TechnologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration as part of synergies with AIT and local research institutions.
• Regional Construction CompaniesminorOthersConstruction of raw and finished goods warehouse at Leobendorf involved regional companies. Project created 24 new jobs at site.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• ADAMA Ltd: Israel-based global crop protection manufacturer with focus on off-patent active ingredients and formulation; comparable mid-sized European sales footprint, tolling/formulation capabilities, and competing portfolio of fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides serving similar professional farmer and winegrower segments.
• Nufarm Limited: Australia-headquartered crop protection manufacturer with significant European operations, comparable scale (~$2.5B revenue), and overlapping portfolio of herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides plus growing biologicals segment; directly competes with Kwizda in European distribution and formulation.
• Sipcam Oxon Group: Italian family-owned crop protection manufacturer with similar mid-sized scale, integrated formulation and manufacturing capabilities, and European market focus; directly comparable as a private competitor offering proprietary formulations, biologicals, and tolling services to third parties.
• Rovensa: Portugal-based global crop protection and biocontrol group (BC Partners portfolio) with comparable European focus, growing biologicals portfolio, and overlapping customers in fruit, viticulture, and specialty crops; competes with Kwizda in biological and conventional crop protection distribution across European markets.
• Andermatt Group: Swiss family-owned biocontrol specialist with comparable mid-sized scale, strong biologicals focus, and European distribution in specialty crops and forestry; most direct peer in the European biological crop protection niche with overlapping products and similar family-owned DNA.
• De Sangosse: French privately-held crop protection and biocontrol manufacturer with comparable size, integrated formulation, and similar focus on sustainable agriculture solutions; directly competes with Kwizda in European specialty crop and viticulture segments.

Broad incumbents

• Certis Biologicals: Mitsui & Co. subsidiary and one of the largest dedicated biological crop protection companies globally; broader portfolio and global distribution than Kwizda but overlapping biological products and target customers in European specialty crops and viticulture.
• UPL Limited: Indian-headquartered global crop protection major with extensive European presence through acquired assets; competes broadly with Kwizda across conventional and biological crop protection, particularly in arable crops and specialty segments, with substantially larger scale and R&D resources.
• Syngenta Group: Global crop protection and seeds major (ChemChina/Sinochem owned) with extensive biologicals portfolio through Syngenta Biologicals; broader portfolio and global reach than Kwizda, but overlapping target customers and channels in European agriculture, viticulture, and horticulture.

Emerging players

• Biotalys NV: Belgian agricultural biotech developing protein-based biocontrol products (Evoca biofungicide); a current Kwizda formulation partner that represents an emerging competitor in the biologicals space once its products reach full commercialization through its own or alternative channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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