Discussion on pharma-style discovery to accelerate the development of new crop protection products with greater speed, precision, and efficiency.
What if the biggest decisions shaping your farm today are actually being made a decade in advance? In this episode, Anthony Klemm (CEO) and Tom Meade (Chief Science Officer) from Enko Chem discuss how the next generation of crop protection is being built. Unlike most of agriculture—where decisions are made season to season—Enko is working on problems that don’t fully exist yet. They’re identifying future pest, disease, and resistance challenges and developing solutions years before they reach the farm gate. Using discovery technologies adapted from the pharmaceutical industry, they’re rethinking how new chemistries are identified, tested, and brought to market. This conversation dives into the shift happening in crop protection—from legacy molecules and slowing innovation pipelines to a new model built on collaboration, precision application, and highly targeted, more sustainable solutions.

Forward Fooding’s 2025 FoodTech 500 ranked Enko #33 globally among leading AgriFoodTech companies, up from #75 in 2024.