Unisem is considered to be one of the emerging seed companies supplying reliable hybrid vegetable seeds in India with offices across the country including the Head Office at Ranebennur. The company is ably supported by a strong R & D with the requisite experience for the business and a vast germplasm collection. Researchers at Unisem are focused on identifying germplasm with Multiple Disease Resistance (MDR) and are continuously assisting the breeding programs. Breeders at Unisem factor in the other requirements of farmers to develop new hybrids. The hybrids with rich attributes are then tested at different research stations of the company for their adaptability and performance across the country. The Company's focus crops are Tomato, Chilli, Bhendi and Cucurbits including gourds and Watermelon. The R & D farms at Ranebennur and Tumkur in Karnataka, Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, Salem in TamilNadu and Bhubaneshwar in Orissa are in ideal locations allowing a high degree of selection pressure for tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. The size of the farms (more than 50 acres in all) are good enough to achieve a good crop rotation program. Our R & D in general and farmers in particular can benefit greatly when we enrich our knowledge and germplasm pool with contributions from Premier Research Institutes worldwide with the sole aim of alleviating the problems faced by the farmers. Unisem spends close to 5 % of its turnover for R & D and has been up every year.