Known-You Seed Co., Ltd.
Known-You Seed Co., Ltd. was established in 1968 and has been dedicated to researching new seed technologies, producing high-quality seeds, and developing innovative, diverse, and disease-resistant varieties that can tolerate heat and humidity. The R&D technology of Known-You Seed is based in Taiwan. Until now, we have released more than 3,000 commercial varieties and sell them to over 170 …
Profile
Known-You Seed Co., Ltd. is a private Taiwanese agricultural company specializing in the research, development, and production of high-quality hybrid vegetable and fruit seeds. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the company focuses on breeding varieties that are disease-resistant and tolerant to heat and humidity. Its core portfolio includes melons, watermelons, papayas, tomatoes, and various other vegetables and flowers.
The company employs approximately 972 people worldwide and operates 11 overseas affiliates. It remains active as of 2026, recently advancing its operations through digital transformation, including AI-driven image analysis, IoT sensors, and molecular breeding. In 2025, the company continued its international expansion and sustainability initiatives, including greenhouse gas verification and smart energy partnerships.
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- Known-You Seed | Vegetable and Flower Seed
- Known-You Seed
- Harnessing Digital Innovation for Smarter Breeding: How Known-You Advances Seed Innovation and Quality — 2026-01-15
- Premium seed seller carves out a niche in India - Taipei Times — 2024-03-25
- Technologies-Known-You Seed
- Data-Driven Innovation: How Known-You Seed Is Building a Smarter Breeding Future - Taiwan Business TOPICS — 2025-12-22
- Latest News-Known-You Seed — 2025-11-26
- Moves Toward a Sustainable Future and Net Zero-Known-You Seed — 2025-03-20
- Industry
- Food ingredients, Seeds & genetics
- Topics
- Hybrid seeds & crop breeding
- Role
- Producer — “…gorous seed quality control processes. Overall focus: delivering high-quality seeds and related materials to p…”
- Why it is bioeconomy
- Known-You Seed Co., Ltd. is a private, long-established seed-breeding and production company focused on developing disease-resistant, heat- and moisture-tolerant vegetable varieties using R&D and advanced breeding/quality-control technologies.
- Found via
- Sanatech Seed; Takii & Sakata Seed; NH Nongwoo Bio (KOSDAQ); East-West Seed
Bio-solutions it supplies 1
What they offer
Products: Fairy; Peacock; Torsten; San Ku; Vertex; Eastern Rise; First Taste; Rarity; Lyric; Black Lamp
- Customers & partners
- more than 170 countries worldwide
- Products (website)
- Fairy · Peacock · Torsten · San Ku · Vertex · Eastern Rise · First Taste · Rarity · Lyric · Black Lamp · Cello · Butter Lamp
Read from the company's own website: about · products · production · quality · rnd · sustainability · topic · topic
News & status 6
- 2026-08 Latest status: The company officially opened its European headquarters in Enkhuizen, Netherlands, in August 2026. ↗ ↗ ↗
- 2025-12-22 Data-Driven Innovation: How Known-You Seed Is Building a Smarter Breeding Future - Taiwan Business TOPICSKnown-You Seed Co., Ltd. is digitally transforming its breeding process with AI and data analytics, building a centralized molecular breeding database, automated workflows, and AI-driven trait analysis to accelerate and rationalize breeding of …
- 2025-03-20 Moves Toward a Sustainable Future and Net Zero-Known-You SeedKnown-You Seed Co., Ltd. is actively advancing sustainability and net-zero initiatives, including installing solar power at its HQ in 2023, completing an ISO 14064-1:2018 greenhouse gas inventory in 2024, and pursuing a net-zero transformation under Chairman …
- 2026-08-28 A new headquarters in the heart of the European seed industryKnown-You Seed Co., Ltd. is expanding its European presence with a new headquarters in Enkhuizen, Netherlands, signaling a strategic commitment to Europe’s seed industry and closer, long-term collaboration with growers, partners, and regional innovation.
- 2025-06-11 The 9th Asia Agri-Tech Expo & Forum Has Begun-Known-You SeedKnown-You Seed Co., Ltd. showcased several special vegetable and fruit varieties at the 2025 Asia Agri-Tech Expo & Forum, highlighting products like horn-shaped peppers “Hunter” and “2888,” the “10289” melon, and the seedless black watermelon “4052.” The …
- 2026-01-05 "Next year we will strengthen our presence in Europe and Italy"Known-You Seed Co., Ltd. is a Taiwan-based seed company focusing on high-yield, heat-tolerant fruit and vegetable varieties, expanding in Europe (especially Italy) with a new European catalogue of about 40 watermelon varieties and innovative concepts like mini …
- 2025-11-27 Serving innovation for almost 60 yearsKnown-You Seed Co., Ltd. has a long-standing focus on breeding disease-resistant, heat-tolerant, and nutritious fruit and vegetable seeds since 1968, with emphasis on cucurbits and Solanaceae and a commitment to innovative concepts and quality control. The …
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