EUROPLANT International EN Menü Home Company History The story of the EUROPLANT potato 2021 BELANA wins the Danish Grand Cru award in front of GEORGINA 2020 From May 2020 EUROPLANT is a climate-neutral company. Read more... 2019 EUROPLANT takes over Straubinger Kartoffelhandels GmbH Double success for ANNALENA: at the Potato Fair in Spissa Bela/Slovakia it takes 1st place in terms of internal and external quality and in addition it is honoured for the second time already as a regional variety and officially recommended for cultivation and consumption in the Tatra region BERNINA is voted "Thuringian Potato of the Year" in Germany BELLINDA is awarded "Potato Variety of the Year" in Saxony/Germany 2018 EUROPLANT takes majority shareholders on Agricultural Innovation Centre Ltd.( LIZ) GmbH in Weißkirchen (Austria) establishing an optimal producltion basis for treatment of the EUROPLANT varieties in the local area REGINA and OTOLIA are awarded in Croatia as the best potatoes for the traditional Croatian potato dish "Ličke pol" 2017 EUROPLANT celebrates its 25th anniversary under the heading “25 years serving the potato – a story of success” Takeover of the potato plant location in Eldingen/Germany After 2015 JELLY is again awarded as the best potato in Croatia for the traditional Croatian potato dish "Ličke pol" 2016 The EUROPLANT Group achieves an overall potato sale of 400,000 tonnes Foundation of a representative office in Croatia BELANA is voted to the "Thuringian potato of the year" in Germany ANNALENA is the 1st most tasty variety at the annual Polish Potato Festival "Dary Lata -barwy jesieni" in Przysiek 2015 Foundation of MENARINI Patate srl as a subsidiary in Italy EUROPLANT varieties achieve three awards at the 1st Eurasian Potato Day in Belarus: BELLAROSA, VINETA and RUMBA are selected as the most attractive potato varieties JELLY receives an award as the best potato for the Croatian national dish Ličke pol in Croatia 2014 Foundation of AR TARIM Tohumculuk San. Ve. T c. A as a subsidiary in Turkey LAURA is voted to the "Thuringian potato of the year" in Germany CONCORDIA is recognised as the best cooking potato in Lithuania 2013 VINETA receives an award as the best potato for roasting in Russia VENEZIA wins a silver medal at the Grocer Food and Drink Awards in Great Britain 2012 BELANA receives an award as Denmark's best potato at the Danish Food Contest ELFE wins the renowned Quality Food Award in Great Britain 2010 VINETA is awarded with a gold medal as Poland's most important ware potato by the Polish Ministry of Agriculture MARABEL wins a gold medal at the Grocer Food and Drink Awards in Great Britain 2009 Foundation of FINPOM Oy as a subsidiary in Finland 2006 Foundation of ROS EUROPLANT ZA as a subsidiary in Russia 2005 Establishment of a new line of business: export of ware and industrial potatoes to 14 countries of the world 2003 Foundation of Aardappel B.V as a subsidiary in the Netherlands Foundation of KARMARK Int A/S as a subsidiary in Denmark and as a sales company for Denmark, the UK and Scandinavia Takeover of the potato plant locations in Wietzendorf and Oetzen in Germany 2002 Foundation of EURO SOL Kft. as a sales company in Hungary 2001 EUROPLANT takes over the entire operational seed potato business from its shareholders Foundation of EUROPLANT FRANCE sarl as a subsidiary in France Foundation of S.C. EUROPLANT srl. as a subsidary in Romania The company headquarter of EUROPLANT moves to Wulf-Werum-Straße 1 within Lüneburg (Germany) Director Otto Estorf retires and Jörg Renatus takes over the EUROPLANT management together with Jörg Eggers After 10 years, EUROPLANT exports over 20,000 tonnes seed potatoes in 33 countries of the world 2000 Foundation of EUROPLANT Handel Ziemniakami Sp.z.o.o.as a subsidiary in Poland (now: EUROPLANT Polska Sp. z o.o.) 1997 Foundation of EUROPLANT šlechtitelská spol. s.r.o. as a subsidiary in the Czech Republic 1993 Foundation of EUROPLANT šla‘chtitel‘ská spol s.r.o. as a subsidiary in Slovakia 1992 Foundation of EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbH, headquartered in Lüneburg (Germany), as a sales company of the traditional breeding company Kartoffelzucht Böhm GmbH & Co. KG and its partners Vereinigte Saatzuchten Ebstorf-Rosche eG (now: Vereinigte Saatzuchten eG), Raiffeisen Centralheide eG and Stader Saatzucht eG After the foundation, the EUROPLANT managing directors Jörg Eggers und Otto Estorf takes over the sales of the potato varieties from its partners first in East Germany and for various export markets 1991 The Böhm-Nordkartoffel Agrarproduktion GbR (now: Böhm-Nordkartoffel Agrarproduktion GmbH & Co OHG) is founded by Böhm GmbH & Co. KG and Nordkartoffel Zuchtgesellschaft mbH 1985 Böhm GmbH & Co. KG and Nordkartoffel Zuchtgesellschaft mbH founded their first subsidiary: The BIOPLANT GmbH (now: Böhm Nordkartoffel Agrarproduktion GmbH & Co. OHG) 1975 Stader Saatzucht eG (now: Raisa eG), Saatzucht Soltau Soltau Bergen eG (now: Raiffeisen Centralheide eG) and Vereinigte Saatzuchten Ebstorf-Rosche eG (now: Vereinigte Saatzuchten eG) join their competence in the potato breeding sector and establish Nordkartoffel Zuchtgesellschaft mbH 1945 Loss of breeding stations in Pomerania and reconstruction in West Germany on the breeding stations Groß-Bieberau and Kohlbacher Hof Re-establishment of Kartoffelzucht Böhm with a sales office near Lüneburg 1928 Saatzuchtgesellschaft (before: Fürstentum Lüneburg m.b.H. in Ebstorf) and Niedersächsische Saatzuchtvereinigung Ebstorf e.G.m.b.H) merge to form Vereinigte Saatzuchten Ebstorf. e.G. mbH. (now: Vereinigte Saatzuchten eG) 1922 Foundation of the Soltau eGmbH (now: Raiffeisen Centralheide eG) cooperative, specialized in the cultivation of potato seeds. 1918 Foundation of the seed producing cooperative Stader Saatbauverein (now: Raisa eG) 1905 The first new breedings are attending the market: Böhms Frühe, Groß-Bieberauer Ertragsreiche and Erste des Odenwaldes 1900 Foundation of a potato breeding station in Groß-Bierbau (Hesse) by Georg Friedrich Böhm FIND YOUR VARIETY Overview about varieties YOUR REGIONAL ADVISOR Contacts listed by region DATES & EVENTS Records and Analyses We offer a wide range of varieties bred out of our competence delivered with outstanding service in potato business – for your success. Contact Terms of Trade Imprint Data privacy © 2021 Europlant Pflanzenzucht GmbH