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BASF's Vegetable Seeds Business

Who We Are


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

BASF's Vegetable Seeds Business, featuring 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.

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Discover our varieties
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. 
Learn about our partnering solutions

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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August 22, 2024

BASF | Nunhems Announces Partnership Expansion with TS&L Seed Company

August 22, 2024

BASF | Nunhems Collaboration with Plant Products

The collaboration will introduce Plant Products as the distribution partner of Nunhems®  greenhouse tomato and cucumber seeds. BASF | Nunhems will continue to provide greenhouse lettuce seeds directly to growers.
May 13, 2024

New race Peronospora Effusa (Pe: 20) Nominated

New race Peronospora Effusa (Pe: 20) Nominated, Nunhem, 13 May 2024, Spinach is a key crop in BASF’s portfolio. Providing best-in-class solutions to our customers is always our priority. 
June 29, 2023

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.
June 29, 2023

Our first ToBRFV intermediate resistant tomato variety will be introduced in Mexico

For the new season in Mexico, we are introducing our first tomato variety with intermediate resistance against Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV). The new hybrid is a cherry plum tomato variety and combines intermediate resistance with strong agronomic and market performance.  
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How you can benefit from working with us
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.