KWS deepens AI tie-up with Agvolution to sharpen farm-level decisions

KWS is expanding its partnership with Agvolution, integrating the startup’s agmeo artificial intelligence models more deeply into its myKWS digital platform, as seed companies step up efforts to embed data-driven tools into farm operations.

The update brings Agvolution’s environmental data, satellite inputs and crop models into myKWS, allowing farmers to generate field-specific recommendations based on crop type, location and growth stage.

The system is intended to help growers refine input use and manage daily agronomic decisions across the crop cycle, from planting through harvest. The platform is currently used in about 30 countries.

Agvolution, a 2020 spin-off from universities in Göttingen and Erlangen, develops software that translates weather and field data into operational guidance. Its tools are designed to model how crops respond to local conditions, including climate variability and soil factors.

The tie-up gives Agvolution broader access to KWS’s global customer base, while strengthening the seed group’s digital offering alongside its core breeding business.

Based in Einbeck, Germany, KWS operates in more than 70 countries and reported sales of about €1.68 billion (about $1.9 billion) in fiscal 2024/25. The company has been increasing investment in research and development as well as digital services aimed at improving crop performance.