vilmorin sa

Vilmorin SA is a French company specialized in the creation, production and marketing of vegetable seeds and tree seeds. Entirely dedicated to agricultural professionals, the company reaches a turnover of 141 million euros in 2014 - 2015 and has 750 employees worldwide. Vilmorin devotes 16% of its turnover to research. Its seed varieties are distributed across more than 100 countries. The world leader for carrots and witloof chicory, Vilmorin is also a major player in lettuce, elongated tomato and tree seeds. Vilmorin SA is a Business Unit of Limagrain. Limagrain, an international cooperative group created and directed by French farmers, moves agriculture forward to meet food challenges. As a creator and producer of plant and cereal varieties, the Group markets field seeds, vegetable seeds and cereal products intended for farmers, growers, home gardeners and for agri-food industrialists and consumers. Limagrain makes sales of almost 2 billion Euros and has nearly 9,000 employees spread over 42 countries, including more than 1,800 working in research. The Limagrain Cooperative has almost 2,000 farmer members. www.limagrain.com - #Limagrain