Dear Readers,

As you read in the summer issue of insideKWS, KWS has entered the vegetable seed business and, by acquiring Pop Vriend Seeds, is already the market leader for spinach seed. The new Business Unit Vegetables is headed by Paul Degreef. We visited him in his native country of the Netherlands, inspected greenhouses together where paprikas are grown – a plant KWS intends to breed in the future – and had a look at the vegetables at the weekly market in Roermond. Paul Degreef explained how KWS will build the business over the long term through acquisitions, licensed varieties and its own breeding work. Read now

Training at KWS is a springboard to a professional career for many young people. Yet more than technical know-how alone is needed: The family values of KWS give them guidance during their training. “We aim to practice and convey our values, such as team spirit, reliability and foresight,” says Training Coordinator Yvonne Knaak-Schweiß. They offer young people from different backgrounds an important means of orientation. That’s important because the trainees themselves are just as different as the vocations they train in. All of them have their own story to tell, as can be seen from the examples of Abdul Hanifi and Wiebke Brocke. Read now

We hope you enjoy reading this edition of insideKWS!