Leu + Gygax

What Leu + Gygax does

Leu + Gygax AG is a privately held Swiss trading company (Handelsfirma für Agrarhilfsstoffe) headquartered in Oftringen, Aargau, specializing in agricultural plant protection products and auxiliary inputs. The firm sells a comprehensive portfolio including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, molluscicides, biocides, silage and fodder additives (notably the Kofasil range), wetting agents, specialty fertilizers, bio-stimulants, pheromones, plant growth regulators, and beneficial insects, together with dedicated Bioforme (organic, many FiBL-listed) and Penergetic (high-tech soil and plant application) sub-brands. Products are sourced through collaboration with all known crop-protection research companies and screened in over 100 plot trials annually before release.

The company's revenue model is one-time sale of agricultural inputs through two channels: a primary network of qualified regional agricultural advisors who provide in-person expert consultation across Switzerland, and a direct e-commerce storefront at shop.leugygax.ch. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; Swiss VAT rates of 2.5% (plant protection products and fertilizers) and 7.7% (other products) apply, with a CHF 3/kg VOC charge on certain items. The firm targets Swiss farmers and cultivators across nine application segments — field crops, fruit cultivation, viticulture, vegetables, berries, ornamentals, forage conservation, forestry, and house/garden — and publishes monthly spray recommendations (Spritzempfehlungen) per segment.

Operationally the company is small (8 employees, including 7 named regional advisors), independently owned, and managed by Werner Ambauen as Geschäftsführer. The website references copyright 2022 but is actively maintained, with current July 2026 spray recommendations and an operational online shop. No external investors, parent company, subsidiaries, M&A activity, patents, or trademarks are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Leu + Gygax

Legal name

Leu+Gygax AG

Website

https://leugygax.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Leu + Gygax AG is a privately held Swiss agricultural trading company based in Oftringen that distributes a full range of plant protection products, fertilizers, bio-stimulants, and silage additives to Swiss farmers and growers across nine crop verticals, via an agricultural advisor network and an online shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Crop Protection Products

NAICS

Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers (444240), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253)

akta.pro primary industry

Organic & Biological Input Retail (Biostimulants, Biopesticides, OMRI) (AFABAJAK)

Keywords

• Plant protection products
• Crop protection
• Agricultural trading
• Specialty fertilizers
• Biostimulant products

Headquarters

HQ city

Oftringen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Inputs Trading: Trading company selling agricultural auxiliary materials in plant protection. Products include herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, fertilizers, bio-stimulators, and related agricultural products. Revenue generated through product sales via direct advisor network and online shop.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Leu + Gygax AG is a Swiss agricultural trading company (Handelsfirma für Agrarhilfsstoffe) that sources, curates, and distributes plant protection products, specialty fertilizers, biostimulants, and biological products to commercial farmers and the House and Garden segment. The product range covers herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, and molluscicides, alongside organic lines (Bioforme) and Penergetic technology products, with the assortment validated annually through more than 100 plot trials in collaboration with research companies.

Product overview

Leu + Gygax AG operates as a Swiss agricultural trading company (Handelsfirma für Agrarhilfsstoffe) offering a comprehensive portfolio of plant protection and agricultural input products. The offering is structured as a multi-category product portfolio rather than a unified software platform. The core products include Pflanzenschutzmittel (plant protection products) organized by category: Herbizide (Herbicides) such as Landmaster Supreme 480 TF and Glifonex TF; Fungizide (Fungicides) including Bogard, Sheriff, Cuproxat flüssig, Ranman Top, and Cymbal combinations; Insektizid (Insecticides) such as Coragen and Techno 10 CS; and specialty categories including Siliermittel (silage additives like Kofasil Plus NR and Kofasil Bale), Netzmittel (wetting agents like Silwet L-77), Dünger (fertilizers including Folifert supermix, Polygrün products, Olimag), and Bio-Stimulator products. The company also offers specialized sub-brands: Bioforme Produkte for organic/residue-free production (FiBL-listed), and Penergetic Produkte for high-tech soil and plant applications. Additional categories include Akarizid, Molluskizid, Pheromon, Phytoregulator, and Hummeln und Nutzinsekten (biological control using bumblebees and beneficial insects). The portfolio serves field crops (Feldbau), fruit growing (Obstbau), viticulture (Weinbau), vegetable cultivation (Gemüsebau), and forage conservation (Futterkonservierung). Products are distributed through an online shop (shop.leugygax.ch) with monthly updated spray recommendations (Spritzempfehlungen) for different crops.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plant Protection Products (Herbicides, Fungicides, Insecticides, Acaricides, Molluscicides) Curated range of chemical crop protection products including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, acaricides and molluscicides, sold to commercial farmers and validated through annual plot trials.
• Bioforme Biological Products FiBL-listed biological and bio-based product line enabling residue-free and organic-compliant production, targeted at organic and bio-certified farms.
• Specialty Fertilizers Fertilizer products distributed to commercial farmers as part of the company's agricultural inputs assortment.
• Biostimulants Biostimulant products distributed to farmers to support plant health and yield, complementing the crop protection and fertilizer ranges.
• Penergetic Products (b / p) Specialty Penergetic technology products marketed in 'b' (soil) and 'p' (plants) variants for agricultural use.
• House and Garden Products Retail-sized pack versions of the company's plant protection, fertilizer and biostimulant products sold to private gardeners and hobby users via the online shop.
• Soil and Plant Analysis Services Soil and plant tissue analysis services that diagnose nutrient status and support tailored input recommendations for farmers.

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Research Companies (forschende Firmen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with all known research companies to source quality plant protection products. Products are based on research and development from these partner companies, and are tested in over 100 parcel trials annually.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bayer Crop Science: Global agricultural inputs major with a broad crop protection portfolio including herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides. Comparable as a supplier whose branded products Leu+Gygax resells, and as a competitive benchmark for portfolio breadth.
• UPL: Global crop protection company with broad coverage of herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides across regions. Comparable as a global manufacturer whose products are sourced by distributors like Leu+Gygax for European end markets.
• BASF Agricultural Solutions: Global ag-chem and seed major with overlapping fungicide and insecticide categories. Comparable as an upstream supplier of branded products that flow through Leu+Gygax's catalog.
• ADAMA: Global crop protection company offering post-patent herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides. Comparable as a manufacturer of generic active ingredients — including glyphosate formulations — that flow through Leu+Gygax's product range.
• Corteva Agriscience: Global crop protection and seed company. Comparable as a major agrochemical manufacturer whose products Leu+Gygax distributes, including herbicides such as those marketed under Pioneer-adjacent brands.
• Syngenta: Switzerland-headquartered global crop protection and seed major. Comparable as the dominant upstream supplier whose products Leu+Gygax distributes; represents both a competitive threat and a supply dependency.

Direct peers

• fenaco: Swiss agricultural cooperative distributing plant protection products, fertilizers, and seeds to Swiss farmers through its LANDI retail network. Most direct structural comparable: domestic advisory-led distribution of crop inputs across Switzerland.
• Andermatt Biocontrol: Swiss company specializing in biological plant protection and beneficial insects. Direct peer for Leu+Gygax's Bioforme and Penergetic biological lines, with a similar Swiss-market focus and biological/IPM product portfolio.
• Stähler Suisse: Swiss arm of the German Stähler group, distributing crop protection products and adjuvants to Swiss farmers. Comparable as a country-focused agrochemical distributor with overlapping product categories and Swiss customer base.

Regional players

• Kwizda Agro: Austrian agricultural inputs distributor with an adjacent DACH-region footprint and similar crop protection portfolio. Comparable as a regional peer operating in a neighboring market with a closely matched distributor business model.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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