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Leah Smith

Leah Smith

25 April 2025

Source.ag and Axia Vegetable Seeds partner to optimise crop strategies with AI

Source.ag and Axia Vegetable Seeds partner to optimise crop strategies with AI

AI solutions provider Source.ag has announced a partnership with Axia Vegetable Seeds to enhance cultivation strategies through data-driven technologies.


Based in the Netherlands, Axia is an innovative company specialising in creating vegetable seeds for protected crops, focusing on taste and healthy ingredients with a high yield, with a state-of-the-art research centre in Naaldwijk.


Currently, it is running a major tomato breeding programme across the world with branches in China, Thailand and Italy. By integrating Source.ag’s technology, Axia will be able to support and advise growers on how best to maximise yield. The system will allow for the digitisation and visualisation of crucial data.


Cees Maan, cultivation coordinator at Axia’s Demo Greenhouse, said: “With a shared vision of continuous innovation, this partnership supports Axia’s Vegetable Seeds’ internal Demo by enabling high-quality data analysis.”


Rien Kamman, CEO and co-founder at Source.ag, added: “Axia is pushing the boundaries of vegetable breeding and we are thrilled to welcome such an innovator on board. By combining our advanced technologies with Axia’s world-class breeding expertise, we will empower growers to achieve unprecedented yields through high precision and data-driven insights.”


Source.ag’s technology is currently used in over 300 commercial greenhouses across 19 countries, allowing growers to simulate thousands of potential crop cycles to identify risks and optimise outcomes.


This collaboration aligns with Source.ag’s mission to feed the world in a climate-resilient and resource-efficient way.

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