Limagrain

Complementary activities

Limagrain is an international agricultural co-operative group specialized in field seeds, vegetable seeds and cereal products. Founded and managed by French farmers, the Group is the largest European seed company and fourth largest seed company in the world.

Limagrain Agro-Productions activities

The Division coordinates the activities of the Cooperative and its subsidiaries which are directly involved in the production of its members.

Field seeds

The Field Seeds activity is organized according to two main markets.
In Europe, Limagrain Europe is the leading player. In North America, AgReliant holds 4^th position on the corn seed market for the United States.

Vegetable Seeds and Garden Products

The Vegetable Seeds activity targets the professional markets of growers and canners. Vilmorin & Cie provides them with vegetable seeds with high added value, and is the second largest company in the world on this market.
Dedicated to amateur gardeners, the Garden Products activity proposes seeds of different flower and vegetable varieties, and also bulbs and products for the health and beauty of plants.

Cereal Products

For Limagrain, the Cereal Products activity, including Cereal Ingredients and Bakery Products, constitutes a fundamental asset for valorizing the agricultural production of its members.

Two questions for Jean-Yves Foucault, Chairman of Limagrain

"We are a company of men and women and not of capital, a company with an original form of governance, respecting the principle “one man, one vote”. ... At the same time, Limagrain is a co-operative group that operates internationally. ... What is important for us today is to maximize return on our research investment. ..."

The stakes for society: Achieve optimal environmental performance

The scarcity of arable land surfaces and natural resources, and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions mean that we have no other choice but to find innovative solutions.

Sowers of the world : Rinus

Rinus

Improving the environmental efficiency of our greenhouses

"As most growers did in the Netherlands, we improved the efficiency of our greenhouses in different environmental matters such as water use and energy consumption ..."

Embracing our vision - Dr William W. Wilson

Challenges and opportunities in agriculture

Faced with global demand for growth, stagnating yields and the resulting transfers of production to new species, along with rising production costs, agriculture has many challenges to rise to. Technological evolution, and the competitiveness and distribution of crops will be key elements for the future. Professor William Wilson, an internationally renowned agricultural economist, considers market trends in agriculture, the challenges in terms of production and productivity and the impact of new technologies.