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CROP PROTECTION

Moa Technology and Certis Belchim announce strategic

collaboration for new Moa Amplifier™

Moa Technology and Certis Leveraging its proprietary Moa ing with Moa for the development
Belchim are delighted to announce Gamma™ platform, Moa has al- of herbicide amplifiers. The current
a new strategic collaboration, mark- ready identified hundreds of these discovery and regulatory challeng-
ing a significant step forward in the novel, non-herbicidal compounds es faced by our industry are a real
development of next-generation that function as powerful amplifiers, threat to the toolbox of herbicides
herbicide Moa Amplifier TM solu- which the company has now started available to farmers now and in the
tions for global agriculture. to design and develop alongside future. Not only can Moa Amplifier
This partnership brings together commercial partners, such as Certis technology help offset that risk, but
Moa Technology’s breakthrough dis- Belchim. it may also potentially expand the
covery platforms, which have identi- Certis Belchim bridges the gap number of herbicides available to
fied over 80 new herbicidal modes between science and agriculture, farmers globally. Both Moa’s tech-
of action in the past three years, with connecting research-driven inno- nology and its ways of working fit
Certis Belchim’s deep expertise in vation with real-world agricultural very well with Certis Belchim, and
product development, registration solutions for growers worldwide. we look forward to expanding this
and marketing for sustainable crop By combining best-in-class techni- collaboration.”
protection globally. Together, the cal and product knowledge with a Dr Virginia Corless, CEO of Moa
companies will co-develop a novel clear understanding of the challeng- Technology, commented:
Moa amplifier molecule for a specif- es customers face, cutting-edge re- “We are really looking forward to
ic active ingredient, aiming to help search is transformed into practical, co-developing a Moa Amplifer with
farmers protect their harvests more effective tools that empower farmers the team at Certis Belchim, who
safely, sustainably, and effectively. to succeed. Through close collabo- have shown real passion and com-
ration with growers and partners,
Moa Amplifier molecules, a new the company drives progress to- mitment towards innovating for their
class first disclosed by Moa Tech- wards a more sustainable future for customers. This agreement is further
nology in August 2025, are non-her- global agriculture. evidence of the industry demand for
bicidal on their own but have the our world-leading herbicide discov-
potential to reduce the amount or Leadership perspectives ery platforms, with Certis Belchim
concentration of herbicides re- Mark Waltham, CEO of Certis the third major industry partner to
quired, supporting both productivity Belchim, added: partner with Moa Technology in 18
and environmental stewardship. “We are very excited to be work- months.” Circle 30 on enquiry card

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