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Rijk Zwaan Visit Site
Rijk Zwaan is a Dutch vegetable breeding and seed production company headquartered
Products
The Rijk Zwaan product portfolio mainly comprises fruit vegetables, leafy crops, root crops and cabbage types. Varieties of said crops are selected based on traits including flavour and texture, consistency, production value and health and nutritional values. The company breeds vegetables and sells the seeds produced from them.
Developing new varieties
The breeding of vegetable varieties is focused on crossing plants with usable traits and selecting the best offspring. To do this, the breeders make use of the diversity that nature has to offer in combination with market knowledge and modern technology. Much of the research in vegetable breeding is aimed at selecting offspring more precisely and working more efficiently. This facilitates the faster development of varieties with the traits demanded by the vegetable chain (growers, processors, traders and consumers) such as resistances. The growing conditions and sales markets for vegetables differ widely around the world, which makes it necessary to develop varieties that are specifically suitable for particular local production conditions and market situations. Rijk Zwaan does not develop varieties that are governed by regulations for genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Seed production and logistics
Vegetable seeds are a natural product. They must be produced under ideal conditions and quality control is essential. The seeds that Rijk Zwaan produces around the world are shipped to the Netherlands for cleaning and checks of their purity, variety authenticity, seedborne diseases and germination vigour. Some seeds are also subjected to extra treatment, such as encapsulation – to make them easier to sow – or a coating against germination diseases.
Support and sales
The company sells seeds and shares its knowledge with customers. To assess whether crops are suitable for local conditions, the varieties are trialed in practice by growers around the world. By sharing knowledge about production techniques and product sales, Rijk Zwaan helps growers to improve their yields. This is especially the case for small, local growers in countries where vegetable production is still in its infancy. When advising growers, Rijk Zwaan collaborates with governments, NGOs and other (local) partners. The company also exchanges information with other partners in the vegetable chain, such as retailers, food manufacturing companies, vegetable processing companies and restaurants.
FertiGlobal Visit Site
FertiGlobal founded in Italy in 2003, FertiGlobal is the agricultural business unit of Larderello Group, one of the most ancient players in the international chemical industry with 200 years of history and knowledge.
Mission – Advanced technologies for modern agriculture
Working at the forefront in the global agricultural scene, FertiGlobal’s core focus is ensuring healthy plant growth and yield increase at the highest standards.
With over 200 years’ experience, our mission is to address the needs and challenges of a modern and sustainable agriculture through innovative bio-activating Technologies to boost the plant defence systems.
FertiGlobal´s breakthrough Technologies allow farmers to progressively reduce the use of chemicals, like fungicides and bactericides, which today are no longer producing the expected results, even making crops less tolerant to adversities and climate changes.
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Vision – Sowing for the future of sustainable global agriculture
In a world affected by the dramatic climate change and continuous population growth, FertiGlobal’s vision is to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture and decrease water consumption.
Thanks to the use of cutting-edge bio-activating and crop nutrition solutions, FertiGlobal aims at increasing plant resilience while improving crop yield and productivity.
Innovation and modernity, knowledge and experience are the main values impressed in our DNA.
Strategy – A whole new crop management approach
What makes FertiGlobal different within the global agricultural industry is its whole new approach to this market. While many players are focused on developing solutions for specific problems, FertiGlobal has chosen a “crop management” approach which takes into consideration the entire lifecycle of plants and plantations.
Thanks to a global team of highly qualified specialists located in key geographies, FertiGlobal is daily committed to support local farmers all over the world for sustainable and efficient agriculture.
Evonik Visit Site
Its specialty chemicals business generates around 80% of sales in areas in which it holds leading market positions. Evonik Industries employs about 37,000 people and carries out activities in more than 100 countries. The operating activities are organized into six business units which are a part of the chemicals business area.
The product portfolio of Evonik includes creative and innovative solutions for the agriculture market. This allows us to continue developing and improving plant protection formulations for sustainable high yields in the farming industry. As your specialty chemicals partner in the agriculture industry, we offer products like active oxygens as a highly effective, environmentally friendly biocide, catalysts for hydrogenation, oxidation, isomerization or dehydrogenation, low-chloride liquid fertilizer for sensitive crops and silica for crop protection, seed treatment and plant growth.
Evonik BREAK-THRU® a various specialty additive for the agricultural industry, for both uses such as tank mix adjuvants and in-can additives for conventional and biological pesticide formulations.
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