Breeding
Diversity as a basis
Breeders need access to as many genetically diverse plants of a species as possible to find useful traits for new plant varieties.
© KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA 2024
Our skills
Breeding
Breeders need access to as many genetically diverse plants of a species as possible to find useful traits for new plant varieties.
© KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA 2024
Welcome from Dr. Felix Büchting, CEO
Interesting facts about our staff, companies, varieties and research
The development of our company since it was founded in 1856 has been a success story to this day, despite many crises and upheavals. We owe that to the many people who have worked for KWS for more than 165 years or continue to do so today.
Eight trends in agriculture to which we are strategically adapting
Our Executive Board member Felix Büchting on one of our four supporting values
No distance is too far: Alfonso Callegari brings seeds to the Pampa
How our Strategic Planning sets the course for success
In the eleventh generation: Sugar beet farmer on his trust in KWS
Diversity as a basis: out of 100,000 test varieties, one receives the approval
From the field to the orange pill: This happens in our production
Seven cereals from KWS in our everyday lives
More than just sweet: Where sugar is found everywhere
Staple food and energy supplier
Why color, tact and smell are crucial
Arrive well, learn flexibly, develop with a purpose