Axia Vegetable Seeds
Axia is a breeding company in vegetable seeds for heated and unheated greenhouse cultivation, with or without artificial light. Our company was founded in 2010. We started with a team of four and we now have more than 80 people working here. Our experts work day in and day out on developing and breeding new varieties. In the breeding process, we focus on taste and quality in combination with good yields. We use state-of-the-art research and development facilities to achieve this.
Geothermal
Axia connected to geothermal heat – AXIA seeds
Thanks to Trias Westland and A.Hak, we are now also connected to geothermal energy at the Burgemeester Elsenweg location. Greenhouses can be heated sustainably with geothermal energy. At a depth of 2.3 kilometers 90°C heat is extracted from the ground. In the Netherlands, the heat increases by an av…
Greenhouse
Tomato breeder moves lit demo after greenhouse is raised – AXIA seeds
The eye-catching office villa at the Axia Vegetable Seeds breeding company has been in use for a while now, so it’s time for a new project. This time it concerns raising part of the greenhouses on the Burgemeester Elsenweg. In total, approximately 7,000 square meters of the greenhouse will be raised…
Tomato breeder moves lit demo after greenhouse is raised – AXIA seeds
The eye-catching office villa at the Axia Vegetable Seeds breeding company has been in use for a while now, so it’s time for a new project. This time it concerns raising part of the greenhouses on the Burgemeester Elsenweg. In total, approximately 7,000 square meters of the greenhouse will be raised…
Robots
GRoW Harvesting Robot picking tomatoes at Axia Vegetable Seeds – AXIA seeds
The GRoW Harvesting Robot, a collaborative effort by Ridder and MetoMotion, is picking XR ToBRFV-resistant tomatoes in Axia Vegetable Seeds’ demo greenhouses in the Netherlands. This remarkable demonstration provides growers with a unique opportunity to witness the GRoW robot’s performance in a high…
Screens
Tomato breeder moves lit demo after greenhouse is raised – AXIA seeds
The eye-catching office villa at the Axia Vegetable Seeds breeding company has been in use for a while now, so it’s time for a new project. This time it concerns raising part of the greenhouses on the Burgemeester Elsenweg. In total, approximately 7,000 square meters of the greenhouse will be raised…
Substrate
Time for new rock wool! – AXIA seeds
We want to start every cultivation as clean as possible. For example, we also use new rock wool slabs for every new crop in the breeding departments. We do this to minimize the transfer of any viruses or pests to a new crop. Grodan produces the GT Master Dry for us. With the double-layered structure…