14 research stations, 500,000 plots dedicated to trials in Europe
Best Partner in multi-species
for successful farmers
With 2,000 employees in 16 subsidiaries, 8 production plants in Europe and 17 research stations, Lidea designs and offers innovative, personalized and sustainable solutions for multi-species and multi-brand seeds that create added value for producers throughout the year.
HISTORY
Become the world leader in multi-species complementarity
EURALIS Semences and CAUSSADE Semences Group formalized their alliance on September 1, 2020, by creating LIDEA. By building on their complementarities strengths in terms of species, research, industrial tools and markets, the alliance of the two companies aims to achieve leadership positions in certain species in wider Europe (Ukraine and Russia) .
Values
At a time when agriculture is undergoing fundamental changes, the profession of seed producer is taking on a new dimension; its creativity and ability to innovate must take into account a greater number of issues than in the past; we must be able to think differently about seeds to help agriculture respond to all the challenges it faces. By investing in the future, Lidea relies on Research and Development to offer seeds and customized services that respond to expectations and economic profitability of farms as well as environmental constraints. Drawing on its solid roots, from the laboratory to the harvest, Lidea is resolutely innovative, attentive and a driving force for sustainable proposals. Farmers, our employees, our partners, our suppliers, civil society and the environment expect us to make a positive economic, societal and environmental contribution.
STRATEGY
Innovation, as the main growth driver
Lidea’s success is its ability to provide an efficient varietal flow and solutions that meet the needs of the agricultural sector and of all farmers around the world. At the research level, the implementation of structuring instruments resulting from new technologies and predictive methods is at the heart of Lidea innovation.
A successful international development strategy
Lidea has made the internationalization of its activities a lever for strategic growth. As one of the top 10 global field crop seed companies, Lidea is present from the Atlantic to the Urals thanks to its 2,000 employees. Today, Lidea brings together 16 subsidiaries, 8 production sites, 17 research stations and distributes its seeds in 48 countries around teh world.
Industrial performance for quality seeds
Lidea becomes a leader for its know-how in global supply chain and agro-industrial production.
Digitalisation supporting farmers
Lidea invests in digital transformation by creating an IS and Digital strategic plan that creates added values for employees, clients and partners.
Customer satisfaction at the heart of our priorities
LIDEA focuses on Customer Satisfaction by developing proximity with its customers, listening to their needs, and providing them with tailored solutions and customised alternative practices.
KEY FIGURES
employees
million euros net turnover
of turnover devoted to research
European subsidiaries
million hectares of crops planted in Europe
hectares devoted to maize, sunflower, rapeseed, soya and sorghum production
SEED ACTIVITIES
OUR PROFESSIONS
HIGHLIGHTS
Launch of a new Euralis Semences factory in Russia
Euralis Semences launched a project to build a seed production factory in Russia, located 470 kilometres south of Moscow, near Voronezh. This site will cover at least 100 hectares: 20 hectares will be dedicated to a factory and warehouses while 80 hectares will house a research and selection centre, as well as an agro-centre showcasing our technological and marketing innovations. The site, which is expected to be up and running for the 2021 campaign, will boast an annual production capacity of 10,000 tonnes of seeds and create approximately one hundred permanent contracts. Both a guarantee of sustainability on the Russian market and a real competitive driver, this new site will respond to all Euralis Semences quality requirements in a bid to satisfy our clients as much as possible. The aim is to increase sales in Russia twofold, from 500,000 units to 1 million units by 2025.
Creation of INNOLEA, a research company specialised in plant genetics and genomics devoted to oleaginous species
Since 1 January 2019, research in plant genetics and genomics on oleaginous species initially led by the Biogemma company have been regrouped under the new company, INNOLEA, bringing together Euralis Semences, Limagrain, RAGT Semences and the Sofiprotéol innovation fund for oil and protein crops.
In support of the French oleaginous sector, our activities are focused specifically on researching genetic characteristics of interest with a direct application in terms of selection.
Caussade Semences
The Board of Directors at Caussade Semences Group and Euralis Semences recently initiated talks with a view to a potential merger between the two companies.
The new group would significantly strengthen the positioning of the two brands on European markets by offering a wider range of products and varieties recognised by farmers and distributors.