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Growing smarter: overcoming industry challenges.

The future of horticulture demands more with less: fewer chemicals, less reliance on manual labor, and consistent, high-quality production, every single day. At Octiva, we understand these challenges. Our robotic solutions help you prepare for what’s ahead by making your operation smarter, more resilient, and future-ready. Automation is no longer a vision, it’s becoming reality. And we’re here to help you lead the way.

Crop challenges
Octiva sustainability strawberries

Sustainability

How can my product stand out?

The facts

  • Sustainablility and healthy fresh produce are hot items
  • Marketing is an important tool in getting better prices

How we help

  • UV-C treatments are residue free and thus create healthy food
  • The use of beneficials and biological control agents is key for a sustainable production system

Insecurity of costs

The facts

  • Losses of up to 50% caused by unsellable fruit due to mildew
  • High costs on crop protection products

How we help

  • UV-C light keeps the crop mildew free, so more yield to sell
  • No chemical crop protection products needed, stable costs for UV-C treatment

Complying with legislation

The facts

  • Less active substances allowed on fresh produce
  • EU Green Deal – target to have 0 residues on produce (MRL 0)
  • Registration of treatments

How we help

  • UV-C treatment is a physical treatment and residue free
  • Autonomous robots know exactly what is treated and when
  • Clear overview of all treatments in the Octiva Device Manager
Crop protection strawberries Octiva Lumion

Crop protection

Less products/chemicals allowed

The facts

  • Less active substances allowed on fresh produce
  • Up to 54% of residues found on strawberries from chemicals against powdery mildew
  • Resistance of powdery mildew against several products

How we help

  • UV-C treatment is a physical treatment and residue free
  • Proven efficiency throughout the year
  • Fully autonomous operation during nighttime, so savings on cost of chemicals and labor

Let’s solve these challenges together

At Octiva, we believe the job isn’t done until it works for the grower. That’s why we work closely with growers to make sure every solution delivers in practice, not just in theory. Job > Done.