We are Totam Seeds
Our story
We are an innovative and agile Dutch seed breeding company that develop varieties for high tech greenhouse tomatoes production.
We are founded by growers for growers: we know and understand very well the challenges, difficulties and needs that a grower faces every day.
Since 2020 we are part of the Mitsui Group with greater resources and enthusiasm to bring you new and exciting tomato breeds!
Our history
Founded by Dutch tomato growers
Prominent becomes main shareholder
Prominent, a large Dutch tomato production organization, becomes main shareholder bringing the knowledge of their growers to provide direction to breeding and evaluating Totam varieties.
Experienced tomato breeder joins the company
First results of the new breeding program
Totam Seeds becomes part of the Mitsui group
Totam Seeds continues to grow
The Totam Team expands: a new Junior Breeder in May, and a new Farm Manager & Supply Chain Manager in September joined the company.
30 trials are underway around the world: from North America to Japan, from the North Europe to North Africa with commercial and pre commercial varieties.
Meet the Totam Seeds team
Fulvio Berton
Product Development and Sales
Passion and dedication
Toon van de Ven
R&D Lead
Creativity and experience
Toon has a solid over thirty year experience in breeding build up through major international companies. He is responsible for developing the pipeline and managing the overall breeding strategy.
Vera Veltkamp
Junior Breeder
Enthusiasm and initiative
Ewelina Rojek
Assistant Breeder
Concreteness and determination
Ariën van der Lans
Variety Evaluation Support
Calmness and dedication
Ruud Leerdam
Sales Support
Dedication and creativity
Ruud is one of the founding partners of Totam Seeds in 2010, with decades of experience, especially in tomato production. He has important former posts in Lema Tomaten , Frisland and Samax.
Pieter Vermeulen
Product Development Manager
Available and active
Pieter, Product Development Manager at Totam, brings with him a broad experience in the seed industry, gained in various areas such as sales management, agronomy, account management and agribusiness.
Seniz Pektas
Customer Service and Marketing
Harmony and dedication
Seniz has a solid professional experience gained in more than 30 years in marketing and quality assurance. Seniz is Customer Service and Marketing Manager at Totam. She is also ASQ Certified Quality Auditor and ICF Certified Coach.
Our values
Vision
Totam Seeds was created by growers for growers. We know very well the needs and challenges that our customers face, just as we know the satisfaction that comes from a superior quality product.
Long-term Partnerships
In Totam Seeds, we strongly believe that our customers success is determining our success. We want to build long-term partnerships based on values such as trust, respect, fairness, and reliability.

Custom Professional Advice
Our aim is to make you achieve your objectives. By providing you with our knowledge of the product and market, our decades of experience, our breeders and crop specialists so that the choice of the variety, is the most suitable one to meet your needs.
Expertise and Innovation
Totam Seeds distinguishes itself through cultivation, breeding and product knowledge into excellent products as we listen carefully to the wishes of customers and partners working in our innovative High-tech Research & Development Centre.
Product offer
We focus on seeds for high tech greenhouse tomatoes. With a wide range of quality varieties including Cherry, Cocktail, ToV Medium & ToV Large, Beef, Mini Plum and Plum, Specialties and Rootstock tomatoes, we have become a global and valued player on the market.
Processes
We put attention and care in all the selection processes of our products. Our breeding, research & development, and production sites meet the highest hygiene and quality requirements and are fully certified according to GSPP (Good Seed & Plant Practices) guidelines.
High tech tomatoes

Large & Medium
48%
- Total production 85%
- Shelf life 65%
- Flavour 45%

Cherry
22%
- Color 70%
- Flavour 90%
- Shape 40%

Cocktail
15%
- Flavour 75%
- Total production 45%
- Appearance 60%

Mini plum
15%
- Color 85%
- Flavour 90%
- Shape 95%
Sales & Trials
Europe, North America and Central America
Lorentzstraat 15 BU4
2693 BB - ‘s-Gravenzande
+31 174 440 014
info@totamseeds.nl
www.totamseeds.com
New Zealand
Premier Seeds Limited
71F Montgomerie Road – 2022 Airport Oaks, Auckland
+64 272 444 638
info@totamseeds.nl
www.premierseeds.co.nz
Contact: Imke Blackett
+64 272 444 611
imke.blackett@premierseeds.co.nz