BASF Agricultural Solutions and ADAMA Ltd. have entered into a strategic agreement to co-develop and commercialize ADAMA’s proprietary Gilboa fungicide technology.

The collaboration combines ADAMA’s innovative active ingredient, flumetylsulforim, with BASF’s extensive fungicide portfolio and market access.

BASF will develop and market its own formulations based on the Gilboa molecule, while ADAMA continues to commercialize its own products featuring the technology.

Each company will maintain independence in pricing, sales, and overall go-to-market strategies.

As Europe faces increasing regulatory pressure and the phase-out of existing active ingredients, farmers are urgently seeking new, effective, and reliable tools to protect crop health and productivity. Gilboa offers a novel mode of action for cereals and belongs to the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) Group 32, nucleic acid metabolism, recognized earlier this year. It also represents a versatile platform for the development of broad-spectrum, long-lasting disease control solutions, enabling growers to secure both yield and quality.

Florian Wagner, Executive Vice President Portfolio and Innovation at ADAMA: “Farmers have been clear about their need for reliable, resilient protection against a broad range of diseases. With Gilboa, cereal growers in Europe gain a powerful new tool to better protect their crops. We chose to collaborate with BASF because they share our commitment to innovation, quality, and sustainability. This alignment makes them the ideal partner to ensure we can rapidly deliver this important innovation to growers across Europe.”

Marko Grozdanovic, Senior Vice President Global Strategic Marketing at BASF Agricultural Solutions, said: “Over the last decade, BASF and ADAMA have successfully worked together on multiple projects. Now, we are combining BASF’s broad portfolio of fungicides and market expertise alongside ADAMA’s innovative active ingredient and product expertise. This collaboration brings together the unique strengths of both companies, ensuring that farmers benefit from faster access to cutting-edge solutions.”

Pending product registration, the two companies plan to launch Gilboa-based formulations for wheat in Great Britain in 2027, followed by broader European launches in 2029.