Australia and New Zealand

We create innovative seed varieties and smart solutions for tomorrow’s needs  

About us

BASF's vegetable seeds business offers under the Nunhems brand 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.

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

All around the world more than 500 million consumers can daily enjoy vegetables grown from our seeds. Out of our 24 vegetable and fruit crops we have in our portfolio, we worldwide commercialize 1200 different varieties. 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 18, 2025: Signing Ceremony -BASF | Nunhems to acquire Noble Seeds Pvt. Ldt. From left to right,  Noble Seeds: Surinder Kaur, Sudha Mani, Ravi Rana (standing), Lakshmi M. N., G. K. Hegde (standing), From BASF | Nunhems: Rajendra Velagala, Rene Hogenboom, and G. Chaluvaraju.
18 December 2025

BASF | Nunhems to acquire Noble Seeds Pvt. Ltd., strengthening its leading position in India’s vegetable seed market

16 December 2025

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

30 October 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.