World population growth and climate change call for more crop protection

Securing yields and protecting crops – those are the challenges leading to a growing demand in agrochemicals. The underlying reason requiring this rising demand are

• a steadily growing world population,
• more prosperity, especially in the populous developing and emerging countries, leading to a change in dietary patterns, as well as
• the growing trend towards use of renewable raw materials.

Agriculture has to achieve more yields on less land

Climate change is considered the leading cause of world hunger. Droughts and floods, among other things, threaten food security. Also, the decline in usable farmland is causing high demand towards both established and new crop protection active ingredients.

Our customers are industry leaders in the crop protection sector. They tackle these challenges by offering the right products in the volumes needed. In addition, they continuously provide new solutions to ever-changing challenges.

Crop protection by Saltigo

Saltigo has decades of experience in custom manufacturing of active ingredients and intermediates for crop protection products. We pay close attention to our customers' needs on an individual basis and implement solutions to the highest standards.

"We have extensive industry expertise, reliable, flexible processes and technologies, and adjustable production capacities. This allows us to support our customers and respond swiftly to surges in demand."

Dr. Christoph Schaffrath, Head of Marketing & Sales, Saltigo

Saltigo supports agricultural customers throughout the entire value chain - from process development to the commercial manufacture of customized products.
Our large-scale production capacities and profound expertise allow us to mass-produce intermediates and active ingredients. This means we can provide flexible support for our customers when situations change. For example, if certain diseases spread rapidly among plants in a particular region, then the demand for those crop protection ingredients  will fluctuate and have an indirect  effect. By adapting quickly, we are able to contribute to ensuring global food security.