As one of the nominees in the sector of Innovations, this morning Van
Iperen International and its world-first liquid nitrate fertilizer from an
organic source - GreenSwitch® won the GreenTech prize in the category Innovation. Van Iperen International celebrates another milestone for GreenSwitch®. With this recognition, GreenTech acknowledges the uniqueness behind GreenSwitch® as a gamechanger in the fertilizing industry and for the whole agriculture sector.
"Winning the 'GreenTech's Innovative Award 2021' endorses our commitment to continue innovating. And we couldn't be more excited to have won. Ultimately, this industry award confirms the power and hard work of the entire Van Iperen International team", explained Erik van den Bergh, Managing Director of Van Iperen International.
Marc van Oers -Director of Innovation - Van Iperen International
and Eric Watzeels, Team leader fertilization specialists Horticulture from Van Iperen BV
Marc van Oers, Director of Innovations at Van Iperen International, has been in charge of presenting GreenSwitch® to GreenTech's jury panel. "In the last years, agriculture is facing the dawn of a fascinating revolution. As a changemaker, Van Iperen International is determined to enhance agricultural productivity in a sustainable way with innovative projects such as GreenSwitch®. Our end goal is to build up more resilient agriculture", said Marc after the presentation.
This is not the only accomplishment of GreenSwitch® recently. In June 2021, the GreenSwitch® project won the Innovation Award 2021 from HortiContact, the Horticulture reference in the Netherlands. This prize had groundbreaking consequences as Dutch horticulture is recognized as the most innovative in the world.
GreenSwitch®Original is the first Nitrate fertilizer from an organic source. It is a pure, crystal clear liquid formulation suitable for high-tech greenhouses and any open field fertigation or foliar application in
fruit, vegetables, and ornamentals. GreenSwitch® project is based on a circular economy model, a close to zero Carbon footprint, and a reduction of Nitrogen emission.
The jury legitimated their decision with the following reasoning:
• "Fertilization made easy with a big contribution to a circular economy."
• "We appreciated the systems approach that GreenSwitch takes by tying together different actors in the food and energy supply."
• "Potential for worldwide application."
• "Interesting principle for extraction of other nutrients (from other sources) in the future."
Van Iperen International is currently working on the registration of GreenSwitch® Original as suitable fertilizer in sustainable and organic farming around the world.
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