Lidea has been firmly rooted in the South-West of France since 1936, and benefits from a strong European network of 16 subsidiaries spreading from the Atlantic to the Urals. All our sales teams are deployed on the European continent as close as possible to our customers and markets to ensure proximity and develop trust. An international development team builds partnerships beyond the European continent. Today, Lidea varieties can be found across all 5 continents and are sold in 48 countries. Lidea inherits agronomic and industrial expertise gained from a strong Research and Development network established throughout Europe, to innovate in the production of very high-quality seeds capable of responding precisely and appropriately to all growing conditions.<h2 style="text-align:justify;">KEY DATES:</h2>1936: Creation of the Adour Basin wheat cooperative, which will become Euralis 1950: Euralis is the first company to undertake a private research programme on corn seeds 1958: Creation of the agricultural cooperative for seed drying and conditioning (SICA SCS), which will become Caussade Semences SA 1973: Research programme on non-GMO sunflower and soybean 1975: Becomes a certified seed breeder in straw cereals 1983: Launch of a rapeseed breeding programme 1989: Market development in Europe (Germany, Belgium...) 1997: Becomes a shareholder of Biogemma, a French plant biotechnology company (which becomes Innolea in 2019) 2001: Creation of the GIE (Economic Interest Grouping) ACTISEM, with two other partners, for the marketing of straw cereals 2002: Consolidation of sunflower research activities with the acquisition of Rustica 2003: Membership of the Economic Interest Grouping GRASS (breeding of grasses and forage legumes) 2004: Acquisition of the research activity of straw cereal breeder SOGROUP 2007/2016: Market expansion across Central and Eastern Europe with sites in Spain, Italy, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Poland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Russia 2009: Creation of Eurosorgho, the first sorghum research programme in Europe 2020: on 1 September, merger of CAUSSADE SEMENCES and EURALIS SEMENCES and creation of Lidea

Lidea's history 

HISTORY OF LIDEA

Lidea offers a wide range of seeds for corn, sunflower, cereals, rapeseed, soybean, sorghum, pulses, forages and plant cover and markets its seeds in 55 countries across the world. Today, 6 million hectares are sown with Lidea varieties.

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A COOPERATIVE GROUP

<ul><li>2,000 employees</li><li>376 million euros in turnover</li><li>54,300 hectares of production across 13 countries</li><li>15 research stations across Europe</li><li>More than 34 million euros devoted each year to industrial and R&amp;D investments</li><li>8 production sites in France, Romania, Ukraine, Spain and Russia</li></ul>

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KEY FIGURES

Lidea inherits common features from EURALIS Semences and CAUSSADE Semences Group:<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">Historical geographical roots in the south-west of France, with strong development throughout Wider Europe (Ukraine and Russia).</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Multi-crop products with shared and complementary expertise on certain crops.</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Command of the entire value chain: from breeding and seed production in the field to marketing of finished products.</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Strong shared human values.</li></ul>

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LIDEA has expertise in the entire value chain: from research, design, selection and seed production in the field, to the marketing of finished products.CREATES&nbsp; Lidea invests in R&amp;D to offer a comprehensive and differentiated range of high added value solutions. Research means genetics at the service of varieties; Development means designing new products based on our partners’ products or applying new technologies to seeds. They also refer to services dedicated to the performance of production (Decision Support Tool).&nbsp;CUSTOMISED&nbsp; Lidea focuses on Customer Satisfaction by developing proximity to its customers, listening to their needs, and providing them with tailored solutions and customised alternative practices.SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS &nbsp; Lidea is determined to become a major player in certain segments including agroecological solutions and organic (for example, the Caussade Semences EcoSolutions). Lidea offers sustainable solutions that meet farmers’ expectations and take account of climate and environmental challenges.MULTI-CROP SEEDS&nbsp; Lidea proposes a wide range of seeds enabling each farm to optimise its profitability, by offering corn, sunflower, cereals, rapeseed, forages and plant cover, soybean, sorghum, pulses and service plants.GENERATING ADDED VALUE Lidea proposes a comprehensive approach that contributes to the economic profitability of farms by aiming to improve the cropping system (crop rotation).THROUGHOUT THE YEAR Lidea offers a wide range of seeds (winter and spring crops) and solutions, enabling each farm to optimise the profitability of its crop rotation.

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