AFRIKELP

Industry

CEA & horticulture, Crop protection, Fertilisers & plant nutrition, Fishery & aquaculture, Food ingredients

Topics

Seaweed, alginate & carrageenan, Biofertilizers & biostimulants

Role

Producer — “…d itself as a leader in the manufacturing of liquid seaweed biostimulants. Our liquid seaweed, extracted from…”

Why it is bioeconomy

Afrikelp is a company that manufactures liquid seaweed biostimulants from Ecklonia maxima for the agricultural industry.

Found via

[Peer] Bio Algas; [Peer] Gelymar; [Peer] Gracilarias de Panama; [Peer] PSW Peruvian Seaweeds

Products: Afrikelp

Applications

Wheat farming

Customers & partners

RMB Ventures · Nedbank · Bachique · Solar-powered energy · farmers · distributors · strategic partners · growers · relevant industry bodies · farmers around the world

Production sites

Gansbaai, Cape Province, South Africa — Seaweed solutions · Cape Town — Kelp-Based Performance · Cape Town, South Africa

Products (website)

Afrikelp — Scientifically proven seaweed biostimulant made from _Ecklonia maxima_, which promotes plant growth and improves crop production. · Afrikelp — Improves nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and enhances abiotic stress tolerance for wheat.

R&D facilities

Onsite laboratories for quality testing · Growing rooms and greenhouses for bioassays

Read from the company's own website: about · products · production · quality · rnd · leadership · contact · sustainability

Subsidiaries: Afrikelp-USA

• 2026-06-04 🌱 We’re hiring: Technical Agronomist | Afrikelp
  AFRIKELP is hiring a Technical Agronomist in Cape Town to join its R&D team, focusing on agronomic trials, data-driven insights, client support, and sustainable “from sea to soil” agriculture.
• 2025-02-07 Passionate about nurturing personal and professional growth in the agriculture sector | Farmer's Weekly - business - Read this story on Magzter.com
  Afrikelp is a Cape Town-based South African company that specializes in seaweed-based liquid biostimulants (from Ecklonia maxima) used in agriculture and sold in over 45 countries. Its leadership highlights Dr. Nicole Hart, a chemist with a strong track record …
• 2026-06-08 Pollination quality moves into sharper focus
  AFRIKELP is highlighted as a biostimulant used to improve pollen viability in bell pepper blooms, as discussed in a presentation at HortiDaily.
• 2025-04-07 The ocean is dynamic, complex, and vital. To sustainably manage marine resources, we have to know exactly what's happening amongst the waves - and precisely where it's happening.
  AFRIKELP is presented as a responsible custodian of South Africa’s kelp resources, partnering to implement a spatial GIS solution with real-time monitoring to track harvesting and measure extraction, aiming to sustainably manage and protect kelp forests.
• 2025-07-12 This is amazing, well done Reisha! | Jade Whiteman, BSc. (Hons.)
  AFRIKELP is highlighting the onboarding of a new microbiologist, Reisha Narine, and praising the team for welcoming and nurturing growth within their R&D group. The post framing emphasizes a positive, growth-oriented culture and pride in scientific talent.
• 2025-11-26 Brandt Africa breaks ground: Global micronutrient powerhouse opens in South Africa | ProAgri
  Afrikelp is a key product line in Brandt Africa’s portfolio, positioned as part of ELIM’s distribution and now manufacturing expansion in South Africa to deliver Brandt’s foliar micronutrient range more cost-effectively to local growers.

Ownership & investors 4

Partners & deals 1

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