“ Worldwide the halfway category is growing and with it the need for safe food is increasing . That requires a substrate that ensures maximum takings of the harvest . That does not only implement to fruit and veg , also other crops such as potted plant , flower and cannabis benefit from a unspoilt cornerstone . The substrate kind that foundation and that must be expert . You do n’t put a racing wheel on wooden wheels , do you ? ” spill the beans is Jack van Batenburg from Shakti Cocos .
Peter Zethof and Jack van Batenburg during Greentech 2019 .
Shakti Cocos has for many year been supplying coco for professional gardening , deliver in briquettes , open top bag , mature bags or in large bales of five kilos . You do n’t see it , but there is a spate of technology hidden in those dark-brown blocks , says Jack .
In the mid-80s Jos van der Gaag from Van der Gaag Potgrond B.V. started with the sale of coco as pot filth . This resulted in Shakti Cocos , a caller that was at the groundwork of the exploitation from unprocessed coco to a versatile substratum . Jack : “ A great deal of knowledge has been put into the product over the years . Because we give the coco the correct chemical substance treatment and make it physically unchanging , create it in a clean environment and mix it in the most optimal proportions , we make it suited as a substratum . There is the veracious composition for every crop . For exercise , within the company a way has been developed to influence the pH in coco . A substrate with a lower pH economic value is suitable for , among other thing , the finish of various types of cushy fruit . "
What is a unspoilt substrate?Since January 1 , 2018 , Shakti Cocos B.V. has been swap as an main company with its own verify production locations in India and Sri Lanka . One of the first things Jack and his colleagues did was to apply for the RHP certificate , a tone assessment for substratum . Jack : “ The growing coco market has many suppliers . However , the quality of all coco on pass is not always just as good . You ca n’t see it on the outside of a pressed block , but you may tell by the results during the cultivation .
" Producing dependable , high - calibre coco in a creditworthy mode come at a price . And regarding that price : a simple calculation - when you figure it back per plant - is that the price difference is not even that great . Moreover , you will make it back from the production . In a salutary substrate , a plant can develop its root better , so that the flora absorbs nutrient better . In addition , the plant life is more tolerant , less raw to extraneous influences . upright quality coconut can keep on fertilizers , piddle and craw protection product . “Responsible productionIf a substrate is certified , then not only the quality of it , but also the way of product , was examined . The production situation in India and Sri Lanka were assessed in detail for the SA 8000 certification . “ We have to produce in such a fashion that there is no difference whether you give rise in India or in the Netherlands . Terms such as child DoL , exploitation or pollution are then not at all relevant . "
" In summation to the safety and hygienics in our factories , we also look at the surround . For model , we ensure that the people in the nearby village can visit a doctor once a year . It may be a simple motion , but then it come to the hamlet where our employee get along from . It is this village that tolerate our production . And that is also worth a luck . "
For more data : Shakti Cocos B.V.Honderdland 2512676 LV MaasdijkThe Netherlandswww.shakticocos.nl/en/[email protected ]
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