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Potato Seed

Bringing the best seeds to you

As far as potatoes are concerned, Agrico is the right address. Agrico is a large, powerful, cooperative organisation. Agrico is committed to breeding and growing a top quality product, geared to the specific demands and local conditions of customers, everywhere in the world.

We have a packing company for table potatoes Leo de Kock & zn B.V. in Purmerend and our own in-house breeding and research company Agrico Research in Bant where new potato varieties are developed. We also have a large number of trial fields in the Netherlands and abroad where we trial our new crossings year after year.

The sales and introduction of new varieties is co-ordinated by our head office in the Netherlands. We work intensively with an extensive, international network of subsidiaries and joint investment interests in companies in FranceGreat BritainPolandSweden and Canada. Besides this, we also have agents in virtually all seed potato importing countries.

Seed potatoes are the foundation for next year

Each country and each population has its own preferences regarding how potatoes should look, taste and be cooked. So all over the world, local growers need seed potatoes that meet their customers’ specific wishes. Whether table potatoespotatoes for the processing industry or organically grown potatoes. Cultivation conditions can vary from country to country. Type of soil, climate, fertilisation and storage conditions are all key factors determining the end result. With an extensive range of varieties Agrico has the potato that best meets the wishes of our customers.

Seed potatoes are the foundation for next year

We export seed potatoes to potato growers all over the world. Growers can choose from a range comprising more than 80 varieties. These seed potatoes are grown by 600 specialised Agrico growers. Our product technical department intensively supervises those growers throughout the cultivation process.

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