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Florimond Desprez
Florimond Desprez breeds varieties and produces seeds to meet the needs of field crop farmers, the corresponding agro-industrial sectors and consumers, while actively supporting the agro-ecological transition. The group mainly breeds species for human consumption, and is one of the world leaders in sugar beet seed, one of Europe's leading straw cereal seed companies and a major player in the …
Profile
- Industry
- Seeds & genetics
- Topics
- Hybrid seeds & crop breeding
- Role
- Producer — “…as a plant breeder and seed producer, focusing on varieties for field crops including sugar beet, cereals, pot…”
- Why it is bioeconomy
- Florimond Desprez is a French family-owned company that specializes in plant breeding and seed production for various crops, supporting the agro-ecological transition.
- Found via
- Agrico; Limagrain; KWS Saat; Lantmännen
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What they offer
Subsidiaries: SESVanderHave · Germicopa · GOPEX/BRETSEEDS
News & status 6
- 2025-07 Latest status: Groupe Florimond Desprez acquired DLF’s 49% stake in Danespo A/S to become the majority owner in July 2025. ↗ ↗ ↗
- 2026-09-28 Florimond Desprez accélère la sélection de pois plus performants - Le Betteravier françaisFlorimond Desprez is a historic pea breeder accelerating genetic gains through resource sharing with other seed companies and using advanced phenotyping, genotyping, and molecular marking. They have developed and commercialized multiple pea varieties since …
- 2025-07-25 Le sélectionneur danois de pomme de terre Danespo racheté par le groupe Florimond DesprezFlorimond Desprez has become the sole major shareholder (99%) of the Danish potato breeder Danespo, consolidating its control after buying out DLF’s 49% stake, while keeping Danespo and Germicopa as independent brands within the group. The move aims to …
- 2025-05-07 Dentons - Dentons conseille Florimond Desprez dans le cadre de la création de la joint-venture mondiale United Beet Seeds avec le groupe DLFFlorimond Desprez is forming a strategic joint venture, United Beet Seeds, with DLF Seeds A/S to become a global leader in sugar beet, fodder beet, and chicory seeds, focused on R&D, production, and sustainable agricultural solutions.
- 2025-07-05 Groupe Florimond Desprez (GFD) Takes Majority Stake in Danespo to Boost Seed Potato Innovation and Market Growth | PotatoProFlorimond Desprez (GFD) is expanding its seed potato footprint by taking majority ownership of Danespo and unifying its seed potato business with Germicopa under a shared executive team to boost breeding, sales, and regional growth.
- 2025-07-02 SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industryFlorimond Desprez (GFD) is a French, family-owned seed company focused on potato breeding and seed production, now expanding its control by becoming the majority owner of Danespo A/S after acquiring DLF’s 49% stake, and continuing to invest in R&D and …
- 2025-07-02 La newsletter quotidienne des stratégies et innovations des entreprises agri-agroFlorimond Desprez now holds a majority stake (98%) in the Danish Danespo, expanding its potato-plant business leadership and integrating Danespo with Germicopa under a dedicated potato production unit.
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Ownership & investors 4
| parent | Independent |
| subsidiary | SESVanderHave |
| subsidiary | Germicopa |
| subsidiary | GOPEX/BRETSEEDS |
Partners & deals 1
| counterparty | Danespo A/S (acquired majority stake) …Groupe Florimond Desprez acquired DLF’s 49% stake in Danespo A/S to become the majority owner in July 2025.… |
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