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Your global partner for high-quality potato varieties
EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbH
We, EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbH, breed, multiply and distribute high-quality potato varieties that enable the agriculture of tomorrow through their combination of resistance, resilience, and efficiency.
For over a 125 years, we have been serving the potato industry. We constantly work on improving our varieties. The growing and constantly changing requirements from politics, climate, agriculture, trade and industry are challenges and motivation for our daily activities.
The EUROPLANT guarantee
- Innovative varieties
We offer a wide range of cutting-edge, high-performing potato varieties with high natural resistance and tolerance and strong characteristics of the varieties in terms of taste and appearance. - Professional advice
We support you every step of the way with professional advice tailored to your individual situation. From selecting and cultivating of the varieties to harvesting, storing and marketing. - Certification
Our EUROPLANT potatoes are certified by an independent testing institute according to Global G.A.P and QS standards. We meet the government's seed marketing standards and beyond this we set our own high targets for quality. - Reliable logistics
Our logistics centers are equipped with most modern technology for storage, packing and loading. This enables us to deliver seed potatoes in the desired packages quickly and reliably to locations throughout the country and beyond from the end of September through to May. - Global network
EUROPLANT operates in over 70 different countries around the world.Our subsidiaries and local partners provide insights into the local markets and enable us to supply the most appropriate varieties for the specific requirements and environmental conditions of each location.
EUROPLANT VARIETIES
A diverse range
Our EUROPLANT varieties are classically bred. We only use conventional breeding methods, which means that we don't use any genetically modified crossing partners.
For many years now, the improvement of naturalRESISTANCE to potato diseases and pests,the strengthening RESILIENCE towards environmental factors and an increase in cultivation EFFICIENCY combined with strong varietal characteristics have been at the top in all our potato variety development work.
Our range comprises over 100 varieties for table, processing and starch production. Around 1/3 of our varieties are suitable for organic cultivation. In fact, we are one of the largest suppliers of organic seed potatoes in Europe.
The combined traits of each variety make them unique and distinct due to their exceptional quality. We are able to supply the right varieties to meet the wide-ranging needs of our customers regarding their usage and cultivation conditions.
International Day of Potato
Lüneburg, May 2026 | On May 30, the International Potato Day will be celebrated for the third time. Declared by the UN in December 2023, this day aims to highlight the diverse nutritional, economic, ecological, and cultural values of the potato. Read more...
EUROPLANT COMPETENCE
Top quality seed potatoes
High yields depend on high-quality seed stock. The quality of our seed potatoes is a result of our integrated production system. From in vitro-culture and the production of mini-tubers and pre-basic seed potatoes, to a large number of experienced contract farmers, we control the quality of our production.
We are a reliable a cooperation partner, which advises and supports its multipliers comprehensively to guarantee successful potato production and marketing. Because of our own pre-basic seed potato production facilities, we know about the needs of potato multipliers and farmers.
An important aspect of our competence is the production of seeds for organic farming. We offer a wide range of resistant and superb varieties guaranteeing our EUROPLANT quality. We have been working hand in hand with our organic multiplier partners since day one and have many years of experience.
Cooperation between NÖS and EUROPLANT will be expanded
Lüneburg, January 2026 | The long-standing and trusting cooperation between the two potato breeding and marketing companies Niederösterreichische Saatbaugenossenschaft Meires (NÖS) and EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbH is being further expanded and broadened through additional agreements on the representation of selected potato varieties in Germany and Austria. Read more…
EUROPLANT SERVICE
Cultivation advice for maximum yields
We assist our customers by offering reliably and technically tailored cultivation advice to their location. From variety selection to harvest, storage and marketing, our experts provide valuable support. Field inspections at our customers form the basis for a tailor-made variety recommendation.
Our experience and the expertise of our EUROPLANT cultivation consultants assist numerous agricultural companies in Germany and far beyond the national borders.
Since 2004, we act as registered coordinators in the QS- and GLOBAL G.A.P.-System and provide our customers with advice on fulfilling the criteria.
For certification according to the EC-Eco-Regulation, EUROPLANT is subject to the Eco-Control Authority DE-ÖKO-006.
We are member in the most important German and European associations of the potato industry. For example: Federal Association of German Plant Breeders (BDP), UNIKA, German Potato Trade Association (DKHV),Euroseeds (ex ESA), German Agricultural Society (DLG) and regional seed producer organizations.
Informations about current field days and events are available on our website under Dates & Events.
PotatoEurope
Lueneburg, June 2026 | After four years, PotatoEurope is returning to Germany as part of its regular rotation! On September 9 and 10, 2026, Rittergut Gestorf near Hanover will once again become the international meeting place for the potato industry.
Visitors can look forward to a comprehensive insight into the latest technologies, innovations, and future trends in potato production. Highlights include state-of-the-art agricultural machinery and live field demonstrations, as well as the latest developments in crop production and plant cultivation. The event also provides an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas with industry experts from around the world.
We will be there, too. Visit us – we look forward to meeting you!