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We want to actively contribute to the world's food supply and stimulate fruit and vegetable consumption by laying the foundations for healthy and appealing fruits and vegetables.
News
The organic trial field enabled us to make a difference
The opening of the organic trial field in Welver, Germany, in the late 1990s was a significant step in promoting this wide range.
The increasing diversity in cucumber breeding
Despite being the most famous cucumber, the Long English cucumber is of course no longer the only type in the cucumber category. According to Eric, Rijk Zwaan has been involved in many important innovations over the past century.
Highlighting six surprising brassicas out of the broad organic range
A good root system, strong against fungi and long field standability – these are all traits that organic growers value in brassicas. A number of new brassica varieties from Rijk Zwaan excel in these areas. Crop Specialist John Buijsman highlights six particularly surprising varieties out of the company’s total range of more than 50 brassicas. The whole range is summarised in a handy leaflet.
High resistance toToBRFV
Rijk Zwaan has found new genetics with high resistance (HR) to the Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV). The best-performing hybrids are now available under the Rugose Defense label 
Tatayoyo: a tropical adventure
Meet Tatayoyo, our award-winning, big ready to eat, snack-size pepper, bursting with flavours. Get surprised and explore the unknown. 
Activities
Rijk Zwaan is a fruit and vegetable breeding company. We develop new fruit and vegetable varieties and sell the seeds produced from them all over the world. 