Rijk Zwaan’s Organic Solutions
The global demand for organic vegetables is growing, bringing additional challenges. Fortunately, you don’t have to face them alone; you can leverage Rijk Zwaan’s expertise. Together, we strengthen our efforts for better-quality, reliable, and higher-yielding organic crops.
Organic benefits
Knowledge
Organic growth demands specialized knowledge, and we excel in providing the expertise required for healthy and profitable outcomes. By sharing our extensive experience and insights with growers, we empower them to navigate and overcome the unique challenges in organic production.
Quality
Our focus on quality guides us in everything we do. Setting the bar high enables us to truly innovate and to guarantee sustainable growth of our organic solutions.
Partnerships
In our mission, we prioritize close collaboration, investing consistently in strong relationships with you and you partners across the entire fresh supply chain. This collective effort drives not only individual growers but also advances the organic sector as a whole.
Discover our assortment
Our organic seed portfolio currently comprises 19 crops and more than 400 varieties. In our catalogue you will find information about fruit crops, open field varieties and experiences of growers, traders and retail partners. Healthy growth in organic farming
The global demand for organic vegetables is growing and that places extra demands on you. The challenges in the market lead to specific requests for high-quality vegetable seeds, market knowledge and a strong and cooperative network within the chain. Are you looking for the latest market information, keen to cooperate with an international network of chain partners or looking for the best quality varieties for your business? We’re happy to help.
Our strong organic vegetable portfolio
When expanding our organic range, our focus is on quality. We introduce top-class seeds specifically for the organic food market. All these varieties have in common that they have strong resistances combined with a good yield. Besides, the organic varieties have been bred for a broad spectrum of local farming situations, attracting consumers thanks to their distinctive shape, visual appeal and/or flavour. Our organic vegetable portfolio enables you as an organic farmer to profitably capitalise on the growing demand for such products, with a crop that always meets your requirements.
Recent organic news
Supermarkets boosted organic vegetable sales
In the 30 years that Rijk Zwaan has been offering organic vegetable varieties, the most notable change has been the scaling up of the sector. “As demand from supermarkets has increased, organic farmers have grown too – both in Europe and worldwide,” say Crop Specialists Daan Heidema and Maarten van Geest. During this anniversary year for Rijk Zwaan, they reflect on the evolution of the organic sector and discuss their expectations of the future.
The organic trial field enabled us to make a difference
The opening of the organic trial field in Welver, Germany, in the late 1990s was a significant step in promoting this wide range.
Highlighting six surprising brassicas out of the broad organic range
A good root system, strong against fungi and long field standability – these are all traits that organic growers value in brassicas. A number of new brassica varieties from Rijk Zwaan excel in these areas. Crop Specialist John Buijsman highlights six particularly surprising varieties out of the company’s total range of more than 50 brassicas. The whole range is summarised in a handy leaflet.