About KWS
KWS has been breeding crops for the moderate climatic zone for more than 150 years. The company is now one of the world’s leading seed producers.
In fiscal 2012/13, the KWS Group and its approximately 60 subsidiaries and associated companies generated net sales of over €1 Billion. It has some 4,400 employees (1,500 of them in Germany) and a footprint touching more than 70 countries.
Our core competence is crop breeding. Our annual expenses for R&D amount to around 15% of our net sales. As a result, KWS is able to provide farmers with almost 300 new, higher-yielding market approvals every year.
KWS is divided into the product segments Sugarbeet, Corn and Cereals, and Breeding & Services. This structure permits a high degree of customer orientation in all parts of the KWS Group.
Sugarbeet includes multiplication, processing and distribution activities for sugarbeet seed and KWS’ potato activities. The lead company is KWS SAAT AG.
The Corn Segment covers production and distribution of corn seed and the product areas of oil and field seed (rapeseed, sunflower, sorghum and field seed). The lead company is KWS MAIS GMBH.
The Cereals Segment includes production and distribution of hybrid rye, wheat, barley, rapeseed (lines) and grain peas. The lead company is KWS LOCHOW GMBH.
Research & development supports the strategic objectives of the individual product segments by continuously developing competitive products.
- Focus : Manufacturer
- Employees: 1001-5,000
- Industry : Food
