Who we are

Who we are

Rijk Zwaan specializes in breeding and supplying vegetable seed for commercial cultivation in glasshouses, polythene tunnels and outdoors. With sales in more than 100 countries, our company is amongst the top 10 largest vegetable breeding companies.

A brief history
Rijk Zwaan has more than 80 years’ experience in the area of vegetable breeding and seed production. From a vegetable seed retail business in Rotterdam in 1924 we have grown into a major world player in creating successful varieties. (read more)

Seeds & Services
Rijk Zwaan has a wide range of vegetable seeds for commercial growers around the world. But we offer our customers more than just seed. We are different in that we have a number of unique service concepts and play an important part in the international vegetable chain by seeking collaboration. (read more)

Healthy ambitions
Rijk Zwaan's ambition is to get flavour, convenience and health from everything Mother Nature has to offer. Because this makes nature the basis for all our activities, we think it is important to treat the environment with respect, which is reflected in various facets of our company management. (read more)

Social responsibility
In collaboration with local organisations, Rijk Zwaan carries out structural development projects in various parts of the world. This is how Rijk Zwaan wants to contribute to a better existence for farmers in third-world countries and to help in creating a more independent and sustainable form of agriculture and horticulture. (read more)

Facts and figures
Increases in scale, rising prosperity and professionalisation of growing techniques ensure that the production of and trade in vegetables keeps growing consistently. At Rijk Zwaan we grow along with this, but always in a healthy way, with quality forever as the starting point. (read more)