Sharing a healthy future Products & Services News & Events Business Jobs Contact RESEARCH company> about rijk zwaan> history Historical Rijk Zwaan has over 85 years of experience in the breeding and production of seeds. From a vegetable seed store established in Rotterdam in 1924, Rijk Zwaan has been able to develop thanks to the creation of new high-performance varieties. Healthy growth With the aim of carrying out his own research, Rijk Zwaan built his first facilities for seed production and breeding in Bergschenhoek in 1932. The company subsequently continued to develop solidly and healthily and in 1964 the first foreign subsidiary was created in Germany. It was from 1980 that international development was rapid and the number of international subsidiaries grew strongly within and outside Europe. In 1970 the head office was transferred to De Lier, in the heart of Dutch horticulture. Independent route Rijk Zwaan is characterized by autonomous and continuous growth with particular attention to the interests of its employees. These principles played a major role in 1989 when Rijk Zwaan was temporarily up for sale, after being owned for a brief period by the BP oil company. At that time, the first condition of Rijk Zwaan was that the employees keep their jobs and that Rijk Zwaan can develop independently. Ultimately the result was that Rijk Zwaan succeeded in negotiating his buyout. 3 families own shares in the company. Since then, Rijk Zwaan has continued its activities as an independent company. Investments For Rijk Zwaan, the 1990s were characterized by continued internationalization and rapid technological developments. Major investments have been made in various research sectors such as molecular and cellular biology, plant pathology, biochemistry and seed technology. Rijk Zwaan has become an actor in the “Bioseeds” consortium. Several companies have joined this consortium within the biotechnology company “Keygene”. As a result of the strong growth, the research center and its facilities have been extended and modernized. Investments in knowledge and human resources continue because Rijk Zwaan is convinced that it is the only condition to be able to keep growth in innovation and quality. Events " 01/17/2016 : SIVAL 2017 News " 02/13/2017 : Knox ™ wins the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2017 " 01.24.2017 : The first African hybrid eggplant varieties at Rijk Zwaan " 01.05.2017 : Knox ™ nominated for the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2017 " 09/15/2016 : Rijk Zwaan signs a license agreement for the use of plant characters with Syngenta " 04.01.2016 : Rijk Zwaan opens a new subsidiary in Greece _ © 2021 Rijk Zwaan Choose website by country Australia Belgium Corporate Deutschland España France India Italia Magyarország Nederland Polska Portugal Rijk Zwaan Afrisem Scandinavia South Africa Türkiye USA United Kingdom Ελλάδα Белоруссия Казахстан Россия Украина العربية 中国 Tweet Legal Notice Cookies contact