ANASAC

Since the dawn of agriculture, humankind has been on an ongoing mission to invent new measures for eliminating pests, weeds, and plant diseases. Pesticides were one of the fastest-growing weapons to combat pest damage in the post- WWII era, contributing to agriculture's high productivity.

In the modern world, the need for robust crop protection solutions hasn’t reduced in the slightest, with farmers still seeking to curtain crop damage and improve yield.

Aiding them in reaching these goals is ANASAC, a chilean based company with over 75 years of experience delivering tailored and sustainable crop protection solutions for every LATAM market.

It offers value-based agricultural products and services, covering various sectors like crop protection, seeds, agricultural mechanization, veterinary, garden and home, environmental health, pets, and hygiene and disinfection. State-of-the-art technology, innovation, quality, and technical-commercial support enable ANASAC to create sustainable solutions that can efficiently adapt to local environments. It helps businesses and farmers deal with the ever-increasing threat of pests and increase agricultural productivity.

“We constantly invest in developing phytosanitary products like acaricides, fungicides, insecticides and herbicides and biopesticides, along with others products like biostimulants, foliar fertilizers and soil improvers. We are also adopting precision agriculture techniques to offer our clients a complete high-value solutions portfolio,” says Mario Lara, CEO of Anasac.

The company seeks to contribute to more sustainable agriculture through its 10 subsidiaries. One among them is Xilema, Chile's leading biological pest control company. Through its pest monitoring system, integrated pest management programs, and field and laboratory testing services, ANASAC leads the mission to produce and market natural pest control solutions. There is more to crop protection than applying agrochemicals, and Anasac underscores this statement. It adopts a holistic approach, where plentiful crops, healthy soil, a sustainable environment, and the human need for safe and respectful food production are considered part of a whole.

ANASAC has eight formulation plants and production centers strategically located in different countries to diversify the risk and efficiently cater to all the markets it operates in. Each facility follows standardized processes and contains solid quality management and a laboratory to ensure the integrity of products.

Active participation in R&D projects has given Anasac numerous opportunities to work with prestigious universities, institutes, and companies. One of its critical goals is to generate integrated pest management strategies by crop. To make this happen, Anasac’s R&D department seeks to determine the effective doses and adequate moments of release of biological control agents on pests in fruit trees. It also seeks to generate compatibility studies of biological control agents with strategic phytosanitary products.

A great capacity for chemical development allows Anasac to innovate formulations and mixtures of various active ingredients. For example, in Chile, it developed a unique control strategy against botrytis in table grapes, wine grapes, blueberries, and cherry trees, combining three highly innovative fungicides (SC) with different modes of action. This combination of formulations, due to its various modes of action, enables its use as a preventive or eradicant.

Another instance is the development of a unique fungicide by mixing an anilinopyrimidine with triazole, an innovative co-formulation for controlling venturia in pome fruits.

ANASAC positions itself as a strategic partner that accompanies clients throughout the process, creating long-lasting bonds of confidence, respect, and mutual benefit. It offers specialized technical assistance and generates innovative ideas to solve their problems, which allows it to work on solutions adapted to each client’s needs and local realities.

In-depth expertise, combined with seven decades of industry experience, has shaped Anasac’s growth trajectory. Today, it offers a broad and renewed high-value solutions portfolio in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, and Central America. A dedicated approach to sustainable growth drives Anasac to maintain long-term relationships with distributors and commit itself to the economic, social, and environmental development of its communities and markets.

“We are present in more than 17 countries delivering comprehensive and quality solutions for an increasingly modern, intensive, and demanding agriculture with long-term sustainability in mind,” concludes Lara.