Agriculture
It’s estimated that 73% of all antibiotics globally are used in agriculture.
Why?
Because large-scale agricultural production- spanning crops, poultry, aquaculture, and livestock - relies heavily on antimicrobial support to combat infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
To ensure healthy growth and productivity, antimicrobial agents are essential in agricultural inputs.
Both humans and animals are vulnerable to overlapping pathogens, and the demand for effective, affordable, and safe antimicrobial solutions continues to grow as we strive to protect plant and animal health.
Solution
Antimicrobials - including antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, and anti-parasitics - play a vital role in preventing a wide range of infections in agriculture.
For example, citrus fruits, due to their high water and nutrient content, are highly susceptible to microbial pathogens like Penicillium digitatum.
In aquaculture, bacterial gill disease caused by Flavobacterium branchiophilum poses a serious threat to fish such as salmon and other farmed species.
Meanwhile, Ganoderma, a soil-borne fungus, is increasingly problematic for oil palm plantations in Malaysia.
This genus of wood-decaying fungi affects a wide variety of trees globally, including oil palms.
DURITex™ could be formulated as an injectable antimicrobial treatment for palm tree roots, effectively neutralizing Ganoderma and halting its spread across plantations.