Vegetable seeds from Rijk Zwaan
Vegetable seeds for professional growers
Varieties bred for growing in South Africa
Thoroughly selected and tested
Patensie Acht Boerdery
The business started 25 years ago by Herman and Mari Malan. Since then Herman and Mari's daughter, Hanna-Mari and her husband Christof moved back to the farm in 2009. The farm is situated in Patensie, Eastern Cape. 
News
Rijk Zwaan celebrates 100 years of people, pioneering and ‘moving forward’
Rijk Zwaan, an international fruit and vegetable breeding company, is celebrating its first centenary. Since its foundation in 1924, Rijk Zwaan has grown into a global player active in more than 100 countries. The centenary celebrations kicked off on 1 July, the exact date that the company was originally founded.
Denomination of new official downy mildew races in lettuce
On 1 July, the European committee of the International Bremia Evaluation Board (IBEB-EU) published three widely occurring new variants of downy mildew in lettuce: Bl:38EU, Bl:39EU and Bl:40EU. A considerable number of Rijk Zwaan’s current lettuce varieties are resistant to these three new races.
Tatayoyo® wins Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2023
The new snack pepper brand Tatayoyo has won the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2023! We at Rijk Zwaan are extremely honoured for this recognition of fresh produce professionals’ enthusiasm for Tatayoyo.
Solutions
In our quest for new and improved varieties, we take trends and demographic developments into account to identify the right priorities. 