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Greek company producing seeds, foliar fertilizers and fodder plants is looking for international commercial agents and distributors

Country of origin:
Country: 
GREECE
Opportunity:
External Id: 
BOGR20191011001
Published
11/10/2019
Last update
08/04/2021
Expiration date
26/04/2021

Keywords

Partner keyword: 
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Animal Husbandry & Related Products
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Summary

Summary: 
A Greek SME company which is specialized in the production of seeds, foliar fertilizers, and forage plants is planning to penetrate new markets abroad. Under this perspective, the company is looking for business partners with whom to conclude commercial agency or distribution services agreements.

Description

Description: 

The Greek SME has a broad range of agriculture activities. The company founded in 2010, with seed production and cereal trading being its main activity. Since 2017, they have started operating in the fertilizer business, with a wide range of foliar fertilizers for all crops that can be put on throughout the entire cultivation period. More specifically, the Greek SME is involved mainly in three product categories in the field of agriculture with seeds, foliar fertilizers and fodder plants.

With respect to seeds, the company is offering various varieties of cereals (hard wheat, soft wheat, barley, triticale, oats, rye), legumes (vetch, vicia faba, lupin, fodder pea), sunflower and corn.

As regards the foliar fertilizers, the company produces seventeen different types of fertilizers with advanced composition which will increase efficiency and improve plant health. They are concentrated using very high grade technical elements and have been designed to be applied in a wide range of gardening applications.

Within the line of products for animal feed, the company is offering a variety of different fodder plants such as sorghum, lolium, alfalfa, setaria italica, pennisetum glaucum, clover, pearl millet, foxtail millet, festuca, sulla, festololium.

Τhe company owns exclusivity rights to produce in Greece certain selections of hard and soft wheat, vetch, triticale, forage pea and forage bean. At national level, the company is into partnership with two research agricultural institutes for the development of collective actions respecting conservation of genetic resources, propagation of rare and endangered species and local varieties, plant breeding, plant protection and crop development.
In 2014, the company started its first exports to foreign countries and since then they co-operate regularly with Cyprus, Italy and Germany. Over the years, the company has established international partnerships with some of the world’s largest seed production and trading companies, strengthening its position in the agricultural business field. The company recently signed a collaboration with the largest producer and distributor of beer in Greece for the procurement of wheat and barley. A broad range of similar collaborations have led to the requirement to improve and optimize their equipment and now the company owns and utilizes a contemporary seed cleaning machine as well as a seed coating machine.

The company is currently looking for new partners in order to penetrate new abroad markets. Under this context, they are looking for commercial agents and distributors in European countries willing to import and distribute the described products within their domestic markets. The desired types of collaboration are commercial agency agreement and distribution services agreement.

Advantages & innovations

Cooperation plus value: 
The company has state of the art machinery for the treatment of wheat seeds and legumes upon request of their customers. That makes them capable of providing products coated with fungicide, thus giving farmers the advantage of healthy plants from sowing, control of foliar diseases for a long time and independence from weather conditions. The company offers differentiated products compared to existing ones that are available in the market. They exclusively own special selections of hard wheat, soft wheat, vetch, triticale, forage pea and forage broad bean. The company cooperates with national research institutes which allows it to guarantee quality and stability of products on offer. The company is continuously searching for new solutions, adjusting to the market development. The production facilities are certified in accordance with ISO 22000:2005. The stuff of the company is highly experienced in working with foreign partners. They have already established international partnerships with some of the largest seed production companies. All the raw materials and final products of the company are put into a series of specialized tests while the production process guarantees also the homogeneity of the manufactured products.

Stage of development

Cooperation stage dev stage: 
Already on the market

Partner sought

Cooperation area: 
-Type of partner sought: the company is looking for enterprises operating in the fields of products for animal nutrition, fertilizers as well as seeds trading. -The potential partner is expected to import and sell the company's products on its own markets using its own distribution channels. - Desired types of collaboration: the Greek company would like to collaborate under distribution services agreement or commercial agency agreement.

Type and size

Cooperation task: 
SME 11-50,SME <10,>500 MNE,251-500,SME 51-250,>500