KWS Group

KWS Group company description

KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Around 5,200 employees* in over 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.63 billion in fiscal year 2025/2026. As a family company, KWS has operated independently for 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflowers. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested approximately €340 million last fiscal year in research and development. At KWS we work in an international environment with motivated employees and experienced teams. We want you to contribute your know-how and knowledge, your creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. We will provide you with continuous support for further professional and personal development. This is how we think and act at KWS. If you share this viewpoint and want to seed the future with us, visit us on: www.kws.com/career.

• Employee count

  5,001-10,000

• Industry

  Farming

• Headquarter address

  Grimsehlstraße 31, Einbeck, 37555, DE

• Country

  Germany

• Founded

  1856

• Company website

  https://kws.com