Incotec is the seed enhancement company
As part of Croda Agriculture, we specialise in improving the performance and resilience of agricultural seed through seed technology. This leads to a better crop result. We work with seed for field crops and vegetables. The seed enhancement work we do, contributes significantly to the development of sustainable agriculture.
News and Opinion
Incotec at ISF World Seed Congress 2025
A global team from Incotec is attending the 2025 World Seed Congress. Meet them at booth 2.08 to talk about how together we can contribute to sustainable agriculture..
OPINION: Why priming is needed for X-ray upgrading
7 May 2025: Learn how seed priming supports the X-ray upgrading of seeds to maximize the number of useable transplants in a seed lot.
New production area in Argentina
16 April 2025: The new production facility enables 5 times more seed enhancement production capacity in South America
OPINION: The impact of salt stress on onion root formation
15 April 2025: Barry Hoff, Lead Research Scientists, Abiotic Stress Mitigation, discusses the effects of salt stress on onion growth and development and explores mitigation techniques.
Jonas Altoe Global Head of R&D
24 March 2025: As of March 1, Jonas Altoé is appointed Global Head R&D for Incotec. Jonas will also continue to manage the R&D team at Incotec headquarters in Enkhuizen.
OPINION: Navigating germination challenges in Asia in a changing climate
19 March 2025: The germination challenges tropical crops face due to climate change and how innovative solutions can help farmers succeed.
Huib Koerts new Sales Manager Vegetables in EMEA
18 March 2025: Huib Koerts will start as Sales Manager at Incotec on 1 April. He has 25 years of experience in the agricultural and seed sector. Huib will be responsible for all vegetable sales in the...
ISF golf prize supports good cause
8 January 2025: The winners of the ISF 2024 golf tournament have donated the cash prize provided by Incotec to Seed Programs International
Seed enhancement for field crops at ASTA
9 December 2024: At the North American Field Crops Convention taking place in Florida (10-13 December), Incotec’s William Olson and Jeff Hein are eager to connect with customers and discuss the latest...
Most educational booth at ASC 2024
10 December 2024: Incotec awarded prize for most educational booth at ASC 2024. This year we showcased seed technologies that contribute to sustainabily achieving food security in Asia .
OPINION: How sustainable is seed priming?
5 December 2024: Seed priming is an effective technique, but how sustainable is it? Discover how different pre-germination techniques score on sustainability
Showcasing innovative solutions at ASC 2024
29 November 2024: A team from Incotec will be in Booth SB09 showing seed enhancements for Asia at the Asian Seed Congress 2024. Incotec Asia combines advanced technology with local expertise to...
Whitepapers addressing key industry topics
A microplastic-free future for seed treatments
As new microplastics legislation transforms agriculture, what does the future hold and how do we get there?
Mitigating abiotic stress to create resilient crops
This whitepaper looks at four strategies for dealing with abiotic stress: priming, biostimulants, breeding, and farming practices.
Sustainable innovation from seed to harvest
We worked with independent partners to validate the importance and relevance of the United Nation's SDGs for our footprint. This whitepaper explores how our technologies positively impact several SDGs.
Formulating biologicals for agriculture
The use of biologicals in agriculture has wide applicability, but what do we mean by biologicals and what are the challenges? Discover this and more in our whitepaper.
What we do
Incotec has various innovative technologies that improve the resilience and performance of seeds. We have a great deal of knowledge not only in the field of biology and physiology (the seed), but in technique and formulations too. That is what makes us the experts in combining the living seed with different coatings and other products such as plant protection products and nutrients.
About us
We are part of Croda Agriculture
Incotec is part of Croda Agriculture, the umbrella brand which combines the expertise of Croda's agricultural businesses. Focussing on both field crops and vegetable crops, Croda Agriculture provides innovative crop protection and seed enhancement technologies, enabling the agricultural community to improve yields and contribute to global food security.
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Partner with us
We work in collaboration with commercial, academic and research organisations. These partnerships are formed to develop sustainable and innovative solutions for our customers and also for the broader issues facing the agriculture sector. Sharing knowledge and specialist expertise we develop novel technologies and bring them to market faster, using our R&D and commercial networks to speed up the progress.
Seed technologies
Our technologies are designed to improve the vitality and performance of vegetable and field crops seeds and in this way contribute to global food security. These technologies range from cleaning, upgrading and priming (pre-germination) to pelleting, film coating and encrusting.
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Microplastic-free seed coatings
Helping customers get ahead of the ban on miicroplastics in seed coatings, we are expanding our line of microplastic-free products for vegetables and field crops.
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Where we operate
Incotec's products are customised to meet the requirements of specific crops and their particular growing conditions and climates. That's why we have production and sales offices all around the world serving customers on every continent.
Where you can find us
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