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Collaboration to develop new tomato varieties

Marion van de Wal and Bart Segers develop new tomato varieties at Nunhems' research center in the Netherlands.

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Marion van de Wal and Bart Segers develop new tomato varieties at Nunhems' research center in the Netherlands.

Monheim, Germany / Haelen, Netherlands. Nunhems BV, Bayer CropScience’s vegetable seed business, has signed an agreement with Unilever to codevelop new tomato varieties with added benefits in taste, nutrition and health. The agreement includes the formation of a shared research, development and business platform for innovative tomato varieties as well as the acquisition of Unilever’s tomato seed business by Nunhems. The agreement with Unilever is a further consistent step in Bayer’s strategy to find new product solutions for the food industry.