At a glance

Portfolio of 28 crops, including leek, onion, carrot, melon, cucumber, tomato, watermelon, lettuce and pepper
More than 2,500 commercial vegetable seed varieties
1,500+ employees in more than 40 countries
Seed production in more than 21 countries
26 R&D stations in 14 countries
Sales in more than 100 countries
Seed processing centers in the Netherlands, the US, India, Chile and China
Dedicated crop teams, working directly with the entire supply chain
Nunhems is a fully owned subsidiary of Bayer CropScience.

(as of December 31, 2008)