Cercam supplies preservatives and agricultural solutions
We protect crops and materials
Together for a healthier world
Prevent waste, act circular
Long lasting value

Crop protection

Sustainable products to protect your crops.

Gahrda product range: Our Gahrda product range for healthy plants has been thoroughly tested against a wide range of fungi on large scale arable and horticultural crops, fitting perfectly into an integrated crop management or organic farming system.

Our Gahrda products are basic substances and regarded as crop protection products which are regulated by EFSA as part of the Plant Protection Regulation (EU 1107/2009).

Our research program throughout Europe is researching many crops in experiments and field trials conducted by several research institutes and farmers.

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Material protection

Sustainable products to protect materials.

Presta product range: Presta product range to protect timber.

Verta product range: Verta product range to protect hard surfaces against green deposits.

Preservatives: Our preservatives are fully tested and proven for their effectiveness against destroying organisms such as bacteria and fungi.

Active ingredients: Raw materials to industrial formulating companies.

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Innovation

Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity - not a threat.

We translate this idea to the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new products, for both crop and material protection. 

In a rapid changing society and business landscape a company has to be creative and innovative to fulfil its customer demands and to stay ahead of oncoming new regulations and environmental pressure. We are actively trying to improve in serving our customers' and the markets' interests by prioritizing innovation.

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    Innovative
    Solutions

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    Protect

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    Extend 
    Life cycle

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    Prevent
    Waste

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    Highly
    sustainable
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Prolonging the life cycle of crops and materials to protect natural resources and preventing waste.

About Cercam

Cercam was originally founded as Woodchem in 1994 by Dr. Cor J. Klaver.

After his education as biologist at the University of Amsterdam and the Wageningen Agricultural University he got his PhD at the Free University of Amsterdam in Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
After his career in the crop protection at Duphar and Hoechst he decided to be entrepreneur and founded Woodchem. In the following years Woodchem has proven to be a very stable participant in the markets of preservatives and agricultural additives.

Since 2024: Woodchem changes its name to Cercam (CERtified Products to protect Crops And Materials)

This product is currently sold by ADAMA under the trade name Helianta, our partner for professional agriculture. See here an article that they published on this product.

Gahrda Chitis is commercialized as Charge® by ADAMA - our official distributor for the European professional agricultural markets, as Sovelsa® by SYNGENTA - our official distributor for the European non-professional agricultural markets, and as KITO+® by AAKO - our official distributor for the Northern-African professional agricultural markets. 

 

Why us?

  • Innovative Sustainable Solutions
  • Fully tested EU Certified Products
  • 3 Decades of Experience (since 1994)
  • Strong Focus on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)
  • ISO 9001 and SKAL Certified

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