Crops fashioned by Man

Philippe-Victoire, Louis, Henri, Philippe, Louise, … so many members of the de Vilmorin family who have associated their names with the history of plant improvement by achieving major discoveries or technical breakthroughs.

Development stages

1742 : Founding of Vilmorin Andrieux
1942 : Creation of Limagrain
1975 : Vilmorin joins Limagrain
1993 : Introduction of Vilmorin & Cie to the Paris stock market

• 1994 : Acquisition of Suttons (United Kingdom)
• 1996 : Acquisition of Clause (France) and Harris Moran (United States)

1997 : Vilmorin & Cie becomes Vilmorin Clause & Cie after the purchase of Clause

• 1998 : Acquisition of Nickerson Zwaan (Netherlands)
• 2000 : Acquisition of Kyowa Seeds (Japan)
• 2003 : Acquisition of Hazera Genetics (Israel)
• 2006 : Acquisition of Mikado Seed Growers (Japan)

2006 : Vilmorin Clause & Cie becomes Vilmorin after integrating Limagrain's field seeds

• 2007 : Acquisition of Anadolu (Turkey) and purchase of a stake in LPHT (China)
• 2008 : Purchase of a stake in Australian Grain Technologies (Australia)
• 2009 : Acquisition of Clovis Matton (Belgium) and acquisition of vegetable seed research programmes (United States and Guatemala)

• A long love affair between Man and tomato
• Flashback over 10,000 years of breeding
• A brief history of two crops