About Us
Culteva transforms complex variety evaluations into clear, standardised insights — empowering industries in agriculture to make faster, smarter decisions.
What we do
Where science meets smarter variety choices.
Variety evaluation is complex. Decisions on what to plant, produce and market have far-reaching economic and environmental consequences. Culteva provides the tools to make those decisions with confidence.
By simplifying data collection, strengthening reporting and enabling comparison across sites and seasons, we help reduce risk, improve transparency and accelerate the adoption of the varieties of tomorrow.
We are redefining how evaluators gather, analyse and compare real-time data on variety adaptation and performance.
Meet the Team
We don’t just provide a platform—we become an extension of your team. Our collaborative approach means it’s you and us versus the problem, essentially treating our clients as colleagues to ensure their success.
Iwan Labuschagne, PhD
Founder & Head of Science
Tristan Dorfling
CEO & Researcher
Tatenda Kawhena, PhD
Chief Operating Officer
Huidre Swart
Financial Manager
Conrad Janse van Rensburg
Lead Software Engineer
Miaan Kramer
Product Manager
Rae Oelofse, PhD
Scientific Publications & Research Conceptualisation Lead
Gina Kuschke
Sales & Marketing Manager
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Culteva is more than just a software platform; it’s a commitment to standardisation, accuracy, transparency and innovation. We value our users as evaluation partners, offering continuous customer support, updates and maintenance.