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We make healthy eating

enjoyable and sustainable

 

About Us

BASF's Vegetable Seeds Business, under the Nunhems brand, offers more than vegetable seeds.

We offer partnerships and customer-oriented solutions for the entire vegetable value chain including growers, processors, plant raisers, dealers, traders, retailers and food service industry – tailored to consumer needs and trends.

In collaboration with our partners we are eager to improve our vegetable varieties and solutions for our customers, consumers, and the vegetable value chain worldwide. 

All around the world, more than 500 million consumers enjoy vegetables grown from our seeds daily. Our portfolio features 24 vegetable and fruit crops, with 1200 commercialized varieties worldwide guaranteed to fit our growers needs. With around 2000 employees in 37 countries we are highly motivated to make healthy eating enjoyable and sustainable. 

To achieve this, we have three focus areas on which our business is based: 

Our focus areas

History 

Latest news

December 16, 2025

Solidaridad and BASF launch Climate-Resilient Agriculture Initiative to support small-scale farmers in Ethiopia

October 30, 2025

BASF | Nunhems to invest in a new R&D center in Almería, Spain
 

BASF’s vegetable seeds business is set to break ground on a cutting-edge research and development center in El Ejido, Almería, Spain.
October 24, 2025

The tomato – an economic crown jewel
 

 

An interview with Cindy van Rijswick, Senior Analyst Fresh Produce at Rabobank.