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A STRATEGY OF WINNING
MARKET SHARES
Vilmorin & Cie’s aim is to contribute to meeting the world’s food needs better by creating seeds of high added value.
In order to achieve this, the Company has set out an ambitious strategy, combining sustained investment in research,
a targeted policy of external growth and partnerships and strong international development,
in order to accelerate its expansion and sustainably strengthen its leading world positions.
3 STRATEGIC FOUNDATIONS
A TARGETED POLICY
OF EXTERNAL GROWTH
AND PARTNERSHIPS
Vilmorin & Cie has adopted
a policy of targeted acquisitions
and continues to establish numerous
cooperation agreements throughout
the world, whether scientific,
industrial or commercial.
These operations enable the group
to acquire new genetic resources*,
and to penetrate and cover zones
with strong potential, while providing
a better risk spread.
SUSTAINED INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH
Research is at the heart of Vilmorin & Cie’s strategic vision.
Its role is to ensure growth for the future, through the development of more
efficient seeds (yield, disease resistance, better adaptation to different
climates and regions, etc.).
More than
100
research centers
in the world
More than
300
seed varieties
created and launched
15.2
%
of sales invested
in research
(1)
Almost
300
million
Euros invested in research
including funding through partnerships
Data 2015-2016
(1) Calculated on the basis of sales of seeds intended for profesional markets, and integrating 50%
of the activities of AgReliant (North America. Field seeds)
STRONG INTERNATIONALIZATION OF ITS ACTIVITIES
The internationalization of Vilmorin & Cie’s business drives its development
on what is now a global seed market.
Vilmorin & Cie is pursuing its development plan, both on vegetable seed and field seed markets
in zones with growth and with high potential: in particular the United States, Brazil, Asia and Africa.
45
%
of employees
based outside Europe
60
nationalities
represented among
the employees
42
%
of sales
for 2015-2016
made outside Europe
subsidiaries
in
46
countries
and
sales in
almost
150
countries
A worldwide presence: