JULY 1 2026
Event
Meet Sakata at BLSA Open Day 2026, UK
Meet Sakata at BLSA Open Day 2026 in the UK to explore spinach and Swiss chard varieties and connect with industry experts.
For over a century, Sakata Group has been committed to providing growers with high-quality vegetable varieties that make cultivation easier, more reliable and more profitable, while delivering taste, quality and nutritional value to consumers.
Within this global framework, Sakata EMEA develops varieties tailored to the diverse conditions of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
By combining long-standing expertise, advanced technologies and regional knowledge, it develops seeds that help address growers’ challenges and fulfil end-consumers expectations.
Sakata’s Research & Development (R&D) strategy is built around a clear objective: developing varieties that perform reliably in real growing conditions.
Across the EMEA region, climates, soils, markets and consumer expectations vary widely. Sakata EMEA research programmes are therefore designed to answer very local needs, while benefiting from the strength of a global breeding network.
Key breeding priorities include:
Out of thousands of selections tested each year, only the varieties that best meet growers’ requirements and market standards are selected for commercial development.
To respond effectively to regional challenges, Sakata EMEA relies on a network of research stations located across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Each site focuses on specific crops or growing conditions, allowing breeders to work as closely as possible to:
These regional R&D programmes are reinforced by trials carried out directly on growers’ farms, ensuring that new varieties are tested under real conditions and refined through field feedback.
Thanks to this local research approach, growers and plant raisers in the EMEA region can access over 1,000 vegetable varieties covering more than 30 crops, all tailored to their needs.
Breeding innovative vegetable varieties is a long-term and highly collaborative process.
Sakata’s breeders are supported by multidisciplinary teams across the EMEA region. These include:
Regular exchanges with product managers, technical teams and sales representatives ensure that research priorities remain aligned with:
Breeders regularly visit growers in different countries, both within and beyond the EMEA region, exchanging knowledge and ensuring that research priorities remain aligned with on-the-ground realities.
Sakata’s R&D activities are fully aligned with the Group’s sustainable development commitments and its contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly:
In practice, this means increasing focus on:
By integrating performance, sustainability and local adaptation, Sakata EMEA contributes to building agriculture that is both productive and responsible.
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Rue Jean Moulin
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France
Tel : +33 (0)4 66 71 75 00
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Sakata Vegetables Europe, a subsidiary of Sakata Seed Corporation (Japan), breeds, produces and markets high quality vegetable seeds for Europe, Middle East and Africa. It offers around 1020 varieties of broccoli, tomato, squash, watermelon and cabbage to name a few.
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