IT specialist for plantbreeding
At Agri Information Partners, we work every day to improve your data management. Some of our team members are more visible to the customer than others, who operate behind the scenes. Who are the people behind our products and services and what is their story? Today we talked to two of our colleagues, Desirée and […]
In 2019 KWS chose to diversify into vegetable plant breeding. The company KWS Vegetables was founded with a dedicated focus on vegetables. In the last 2 years, they have proven to be a serious new player that aims at becoming an important player in the market. Their focus is the “Big five” crops: tomato, pepper, […]
It is an illusion to have a single application solving all the needs and questions as an all-embracing solution. Organizations & teams deal today with information available in diverse formats and places. The challenge is to combine them in a useful and durable way to deliver valuable insights. In the end, the value of a […]
Did you know that you can use translations in the Mercado app? For each Mercado member, you can provide the preferred language. The app user will now see the questions and answers on the Mercado field app in their preferred language. Later on, when reviewing the observations on the Mercado Share portal, the trial results […]
The international breeding company Takii & CO. is rolling out Mercado worldwide. Takii Europe was the first Takii organization that started using Mercado a few years ago. Today, American Takii and Takii Japan International are implementing the Mercado software for their variety and trial management. By using the same tool worldwide, Takii streamlines data management […]
We are happy to announce two new customers for our software tools E-Brida (Breeding) and Mercado (Commercial variety and trial management). The University of Missouri started working with E-Brida to support their breeding processes. The users of the University of Missouri begin with the implementation of chestnut in the breeding tool E-Brida. ENZA Fruit […]
As part of a team of bioinformaticians, I will be supporting clients in the effective use of large amounts of data. This can of course be genotypic data, but I also like to sink my teeth into a large set of production or marketing data.
At the end of 2019 we, at AIP, decided to grow our ways to get in contact with the E-Brida & Mercado users community. For many years we had the experience to be physically next to the users and to look them in their eyes when working together on projects. We started to use Webinars […]
Deroose plants and Agri Information Partners have signed the contracts for the worldwide use of the Mercado cloud platform. The software supports the management and tracking of the plant-assortment and product life cycles of the different varieties. Within Deroose it connects all departments, from breeding to sales, but also all branches in China, Europe and […]
Mercado is designed for (pre)commercial products and trials management. And All-America Selections (AAS) has chosen Mercado to support the management of their trials and results. It is the oldest independent testing organization of flower and edible varieties in North America. They are working with almost 100 judges located in geographically diverse areas all over the U.S. and Canada.
You know, when you are out in the field or greenhouse making observations with the E-Brida Field app and you want to make some quick notes about a plot. From now on, you can directly scan the barcode or type in the plot number (or PI-number) and the app will help you to navigate directly […]
At Agri Information Partners, we are continually working on Mercado and E-Brida. One of the topics we are busy with is security. Developments in the nowadays world are going fast. From a security perspective, we are exploring, updating, and improving the security level of our applications and your data. Sometimes, it might get technical; we […]
Many people know Agri Information Partners from tools such as E-Brida and Mercado. What some do not know, however, is that we also do many customized projects for a wide array of clients. MPS (More Profitable Sustainability) is one of those clients with whom we have worked for a long time. Agripartner and MPS share […]
We want to thank everyone with whom we have worked this year. In 2020, we worked even more remotely, and our appreciation is at least as high as in recent years. Since we weren’t able to visit you, we haven’t had the opportunity to thank you personally. That’s why we would like to thank you […]
Last month we showed you different ways of connecting our products E-Brida (breeding) and Mercado (product management) with other parts of your company. Whenever you want to connect your product to software (i.e., ERP or BI) or hardware (scale or HoloLens or drone), we facilitate the seamless connection. Another option that Mercado already has for […]
Sometimes you are out in the field and you want to see just a little more about that pedigree item. How did it perform in other trials? What is a ‘normal’ value for this trial property, and so on. You are just in need of some more context information. If you recognize those situations, I […]
Every company is unique. That is especially true for breeding companies. Your unique materials, people, and processes make you different than your competitors. If all company sources are different, how in the world would your outputs be the same? They would not. Working just a little different than the others gets you different data, different […]
You know, we are all busy those days. The time that we are focused on that one document, or that important presentation, isn’t too much; you are always in the middle of something. And maybe that just is how it should be. You don’t want to be at a dead end.
Following adequate preparation, Bakker Brothers has chosen to make the switch to E-Brida. Bakker Brothers about their choice for E-Brida: ‘In order to collect and administer breeding data in a structured manner, an automated system is indispensable. Until now, we were equipped with a multiplicity of tools with extensive functions. E-Brida provides us with a […]
Last month we welcomed new teammates to improve and expand our services. Some know the plant breeding sector from their previous job, or their education or hobbies. Others have technical skills and no in-depth knowledge about agriculture. At Agri Information Partners, we regularly organize in house breeding courses. This way, we secure that all our […]
Manage varieties software MercadoMercado helps you position your plant varieties. One central solution to forecast, analyse and showcase your products. Together, we define what your needs are. We believe we can make a difference.
Breeding information system E-BridaPlant breeding software E-Brida is a tool with extensive options for (mobile) data registration and analysis. The software has been developed based on experience over more than 20 years.
