Renovated Nunhems farm in Polpaico, Chile, shines during International Field Day

Nunhems' CEO Douwe Zijp cut the ribbon to inaugurate the remodeled station together with Loreto Castro, Head of Quality Assurance for Chile.

More than 200 guests from across Central and South America were shown around the vegetable assortment on display, including fresh-market tomato, sweet pepper, cabbage, onion, melon, watermelon, carrot and lettuce.

In addition to the personalized assistance from Nunhems sales specialists, the visitors enjoyed typical foods and drinks from the region and a raffle drawing event with attractive prizes. Overall, the Nunhems team looks back on a successful day of interaction and exchange with customers in the region.

The Polpaico facility is located 30 km north of Chile’s capital Santiago and hosts the research and development of new vegetable seed varieties as well as seed production and processing activities.

About Nunhems

The vegetable seed business of Bayer CropScience operates under the name of Nunhems. Nunhems is the global specialist in vegetable genetics and services. As a globally integrated group of teams, Nunhems builds unique customer relationships and shares products, concepts and expertise with the professional horticultural production industry and supply chain. The portfolio of Nunhems consists of 2,500 varieties in 28 vegetable crops, including leading varieties of carrot, cucumber, leek, lettuce, melon, onion, pepper, tomato and watermelon. With more than 1,700 employees, Nunhems is present in all major vegetable production areas in the world.

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