Vegetable Seeds

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Your global partner in providing solutions for enjoyable and sustainable healthy eating.

Under the Nunhems Brand, BASF 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.

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We understand that consumers want the best flavor and nutrition from a source that cares about people and the planet. As the world continues to change, we approach every day as a new opportunity to build on existing best practices while always searching for new ways to provide responsibly produced vegetables, from seed to table.

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As a global company, we understand that every market is unique and needs varieties that are suited to its climates, growing conditions, and cultural preferences.

Our global presence has helped us develop a vast network of expertise that we apply to our breeding and innovation as well as to help with customer challenges and requirements that arise now and in the future.

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BASF’s vegetable seeds business and IUNU partner to advance digital phenotyping for the elevation and breeding of hydroponic lettuce varieties

Nunhem, the Netherlands, december 1, 2022 - BASF's vegetable seeds business, operating in the market under the Nunhems® brand, announced today that it has chosen IUNU as its provider of computer vision and AI software for its lettuce breeding program. This partnership marks the continued movement toward data-driven and autonomous growing for BASF.

Extremely high production in data-driven cucumber greenhouse BASF 's Gravenzande

Nunhem, 26 September 2022 - On 16 November 2021, the first high-wire cucumber crop was planted in the data-driven greenhouse of BASF's vegetable seed business in 's Gravenzande. The greenhouse was equipped with about 340 umol LED lights from Signify. The second and third crops were planted on 2 March 2022 and 15 June 2022, respectively.

BASF’s vegetable seeds business organizes five Nunhems demos in week 39 in the Netherlands

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The vegetable value chain brings great insights and knowledge. Based on their needs and feedback we can provide expert advice and knowledge, reliable varieties, profitable concepts and sustainable solutions.

Gemüseproduktion in Ortosole, Italien / Vegetables production in Ortosole, Italy

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We are excited about collaboration opportunities that will help us and others develop new methods and options for sustainable plant breeding.

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