Grupo Agrotecnología

Name

Grupo Agrotecnología

Legal name

agrotecnologia.net

Website

https://agrotecnologia.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Biostimulants and Biopesticides

NAICS

Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Biostimulants & Plant Health Biologicals (Microbial/Non-microbial) (AFABAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Soil Health Activators & Biostimulants (Humates, Amino Acids, Seaweed Extracts) (AFABAKAJ), Natural Antimicrobials & Clean-Label Preservatives (Plant Extracts, Essential Oils, Fermented Extracts) (AFAJAFAF)

Keywords

• Agricultural biostimulants
• Biopesticides production
• Plant nutrition products
• Biological pest control
• Residue-free crop protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Orihuela

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Biostimulants: Products that improve plant growth and development, yield quality and help plants cope with abiotic stress. Includes Actium (coloration), Brotone (bioactivator), and Rendiber (fruiting stimulant).
2. Biopesticidas and Biocontrol: Biological pest and disease control products including Tec-Bom (natural insecticide), Milagrum Plus (downy mildew protection), Ospo (botanical extracts), and auxiliary insects. Regulated under Official Register of Phytosanitary Products.
3. Vegetal Nutrition Products: Products for plant nutrition including fertilizers, chelated correctors, humic extracts, foliar fertilizers and fertigation products. Includes Iber Humus, Calcio Sprint, Ibermar Plus, Fort-Soil.
4. Basic Substances: Products under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 including Kitosatec (chitosan extract) and Evasiol (Equisetum sp. extract) classified as elicitors with bioinsecticide, biofungicide and/oriobactericide effects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Grupo Agrotecnología develops, manufactures and commercializes natural-origin biostimulants, biopesticides/bioinsecticides and vegetal nutrition products for high-value crop protection and plant nutrition. Its portfolio includes products such as Tec-Bom (natural whitefly insecticide), Actium (fruit coloration biostimulant), Lecitec (fruit protection), Rendiber (berry biostimulant), Milagrum Plus (downy mildew biofungicide), TCB-RSD (pheromone dispenser) and the Vital Biodynamics biodynamic agriculture line. Products are certified for organic farming under EU, JAS and NOP standards and sold across more than 20 countries via direct sales, subsidiaries and distributors.

Product overview

Grupo Agrotecnología operates as a unified corporate brand combining two subsidiary companies: Iberfol S.L. (founded 1997), which develops and commercializes dynamic, innovative plant nutrition products, and Técnicas de Control Biológico S.L. (TCB), which creates biological control solutions for organic agriculture and pest/disease management. The product portfolio spans three main categories: (1) Biostimulants including Actium (color activator), Brotone (defense inducer), Rendiber® (berry-specific), Rocketter® (abiotic stress reducer), and Fort-Soil (root strengthener); (2) Biopesticides including Tec-Bom (natural insecticide for whitefly), Tec-Fort (natural pyrethrin), Milagrum Plus (downy mildew control), TCB-RSD (pheromone confusion for citrus pests), and Ospo-Vi55 (powdery mildew control); (3) Plant Nutrition including calcium correctors, humic extracts, copper products, and specialty fertilizers. The company also offers pollinator attractants (Politec), fruit protection compounds (Lecitec), and the Vital Biodynamics joint venture line with Idai Nature and Agrichem Bio for biodynamic agriculture. Products are certified for organic farming in Europe (EU), Japan (JAS), USA (NOP), and Latin America. The company operates in Spain, Mexico (Grupo Agrotecnología México), and Chile (Grupo Agrotecnología Sur) with over 50 employees worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VITAL Biodynamics: A joint brand formed by Grupo Agrotecnología, Idai Nature, and Agrichem Bio, specifically dedicated to biodynamic agriculture - the first line specifically for biodynamic farming

Products and services

• Actium Lipocomplex biostimulant delivering essential acids and vitamins that activate fruit coloration, improving caliber and turgidity without hormonal effects; intended for fruit growers seeking residue-free coloration and uniformity.
• Brotone Plant defense inducer that increases harvest quality, improves fruit set and caliber, stimulates production and avoids plant decline during harvest; targeted at fruit and vegetable producers seeking biostimulation.
• Tec-Bom Natural insecticide registered as ES-00125 providing contact-action control of whitefly (Bemisia tabaci, Trialeurodes vaporariorum) at 80-95% efficacy by dissolving insect chitin; for greenhouse and horticultural producers needing residue-free control.
• Tec-Fort Natural pyrethrin-based biopesticide for pest control without pesticide residues; for agricultural producers needing residue-free insect control.
• Lecitec Natural compound based on optimized mixtures of phosphoglycerides and biostimulant botanical extracts that minimizes fruit cracking caused by sudden temperature changes, prevents sunburn, improves firmness, shine, color and extends post-harvest shelf life; for fruit growers.
• Politec Mixture of aromatic extracts functioning as a pollinator attractant that concentrates and increases pollinator activity during flowering, improving pollination, fruit set percentage and crop yield; for fruit and seed crop producers.
• Fort-Soil Root strengthener product that improves vegetative state and crop production by strengthening the root system; for crop producers needing abiotic stress tolerance and vigor.
• Milagrum Plus Biofungicide that strengthens crops against downy mildew (mildiu); part of the biopesticide family for residue-free disease management.
• TCB-RSD (Rescalure 4%) Pheromone vapor dispenser (sex confusion technique) using Rescalure 4% for California Red Scale (Aonidiella aurantii) control in citrus plantations, with exceptional authorizations from multiple Spanish regional governments.
• Rendiber Biostimulant specifically designed to stimulate fruit sizing and caliber in berries, uniforming flowering and promoting protein and enzyme synthesis that activate cell division and growth; for berry producers.
• Calcio Sprint Calcium corrector for addressing calcium deficiencies in crops; for horticulture and fruit producers.
• Ibermar Plus Bioactivator corrector used in combination with Rendiber for improved berry production results.
• Cupratec Copper-based product for disease control in agriculture.
• Tecomin Plant nutrition product from the Vital Biodynamics line dedicated to biodynamic agriculture.
• Citrotec Plus Specialized product for citrus fruit protection and quality improvement.
• Ospo-Vi55 Biofungicide that strengthens crops against powdery mildew (oidio); registered in Chile among other jurisdictions.
• Rocketter Biostimulant that minimizes abiotic stress caused by certain plant protection products; for crop producers needing stress management.
• Iber-Humus Gr-70 Humic extract product for soil improvement and plant nutrition.
• Iber Humus Ps-90 High-concentration humic extract product for agricultural applications.
• Vital Biodynamics Product Line Joint product line from Grupo Agrotecnología, Idai Nature and Agrichem Bio, providing the first line specifically for biodynamic agriculture, meeting demands for naturally cultivated foods; distributed under the Rovensa group's VITAL Biodynamics brand.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35% revenue growth in 2017
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Forestal Catalana (Generalitat de Cataluña)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIberfol S.L. (Grupo Agrotecnología subsidiary) was contracted through public tender by Generalitat de Cataluña through Forestal Catalana for supply of natural product to combat invasive apple snail plague in Ebro Delta. Product developed by company demonstrated almost absolute efficacy in eliminating the species.
• Fundación CajamarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with Fundación Cajamar Experimental Station investigating biostimulant solutions. First research line focuses on squash crops for improved fruit set, while pepper trials study products that improve production, quality and color.
• IVIA (Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration with IVIA through Experimental Station of Elche and Post-Harvest Technology Center. Research focuses on responding to current agricultural demands, including new citrus varieties development and mancha negra prevention.
• Universidad de Ghent (Belgium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with University of Ghent on sustainable pest and disease control development. PhD in phytopathology Sarah Van Beneden leads development work on causal agents, development and sustainable control measures.
• Universidad Miguel Hernández de ElchecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCátedra Bioestimulantes Naturales collaboration presenting research results on Actium efficacy at 3rd Biostimulants World Congress in Miami. Also signed collaboration agreement with Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular (IMBC) at UMH.
• SERFEL (Station Expérimentale Française)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench experimental station specialized in arboriculture and fruit growing. Collaboration agreement since 2010 for conducting controlled trials on peach orchards developing residue-free practices. Station has SICA status financing through public and private funds.
• Agrigan (Mexico)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Grupo Agrotecnología in Mexico organizing technological seminars for citrus producers including Second Seminar with 9 agronomist engineers visiting Spain for residue-free technology training.
• Mip Agro (Chile)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor in Chile participating in First Redagrícola Conference and Exhibition: New Agriculture Technologies in Santiago with leading conference speakers.
• Agroborges (Catalonia)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor in Catalonia representing at Fira Agraria de Sant Miquel, annual agricultural fair in Lleida attracting 140,000 visitors.
• MEGASA (Almería)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor in Almería region participating in Expolevante 2012 agricultural fair in Nijar.
• Agricultural Industry Associations (AEFA, IBMA, AEFISA, AEPLA, AFIECO)coreOthersActive member of agricultural associations organizing MDF Technical Days (Medios de Defensa Fitosanitaria) with Ministry of Agriculture. IBMA is international association for biological control production companies with members from multiple countries.
• Vitar Border BiotecnologíacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Vitar Border Biotecnología and other Rovensa group companies (Idai Nature, Agrichem Bio) for Vital Biodynamics product line specifically for biodynamic agriculture.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Seipasa: Spanish manufacturer of botanical-based biopesticides, biostimulants and fertilizers for residue-free agriculture; closest domestic competitor to Grupo Agrotecnología in the Spanish-speaking biocontrol market.
• Symborg: Spanish ag-biotech specializing in microbial biostimulants and biocontrol; directly comparable in product category (biostimulants, biopesticides) and Mediterranean fruit/vegetable focus.
• Kimitec: Spanish ag-biotech producing biostimulants and biopesticides from natural extracts; directly comparable technology platform and target markets (high-value horticulture, residue-free production).
• Agrichem Bio: Spanish biostimulants and plant-nutrition specialist; sister company within Grupo Rovensa under the VITAL Biodynamics umbrella with directly comparable biostimulant portfolio.
• Idai Nature: Spanish biostimulants and biocontrol company; sister company within Grupo Rovensa and co-developer of the VITAL Biodynamics brand alongside Grupo Agrotecnología.
• Atlántica Agrícola: Spanish manufacturer of biostimulants, fertilizers and specialty plant nutrition products; competes with Grupo Agrotecnología's plant-nutrition and biostimulant portfolio in Iberia and Latin America.

Broad incumbents

• Biobest Group: Belgian global supplier of biocontrol and pollination products; established incumbent in biological pest control with overlapping product categories and high-value horticulture customer base.
• Lallemand Plant Care: Canadian microbial-based biostimulant and biocontrol manufacturer with global distribution; competing on the microbial-biologicals side of Grupo Agrotecnología's portfolio.
• UPL (OpenAg): Global crop-protection major with a growing biosolutions portfolio (including biostimulants and biocontrol) acquired via Arysta; broad incumbent whose biologicals line competes across Grupo Agrotecnología's markets.
• Koppert Biological Systems: Global Dutch leader in biological crop protection and natural pollination; broad incumbent offering overlapping biopesticide and biostimulant categories with much wider geographic and crop coverage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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