KWS

KWS is one of the world's leading plant breeding companies. In the 2017/2018 fiscal year, 5,147 employees from 70 countries generated net sales of €1.068 billion. For approximately 160 years, KWS has operated as an independent company with a tradition of family ownership. Its main areas of focus are the breeding, production, and sale of varieties of corn, sugar beets, cereals, rapeseed, and sunflowers. KWS utilizes the most advanced plant breeding methods and technologies to continuously improve yield and resistance to pests, diseases, and abiotic stress. To this end, the company invested 18.5% of its net sales in research and development in the last fiscal year.