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Limagrain &Limagrain CerealsResearchCanada (LCRC)
AgWest Bio
February 25, 2016
An international agricultural cooperative group
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4th largest seed companyworldwide
Sales of nearly 2,4 billion Euros
Subsidiaries in 55 countries
Nearly
2,000 farmer members
More than
9,600 employees
14.6% of turnover re-invested in research
Figures for the overall scope of activity worldwide, taking into account data from the companies AgReliant, AGT, Genective, Seed Co and Soltis
A group that specializes in seedsand cereal products
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BakeryProducts
CerealIngredients
CEREALPRODUCTS
FIELDSEEDS
VegetableSeeds
VEGETABLESEEDS
GardenProducts
LIMAGRAINCOOP
An organizational model based on proximity to markets thanks to 14 Business Units
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FIELDSEEDS
VegetableSeeds
VEGETABLE SEEDS
GardenProducts
Limagrain EuropeAgReliant Genetics (50 %)Limagrain AsiaLimagrain Cereal SeedsLimagrain South AmericaLimagrain Africa
HM.CLAUSEHazeraVilmorinMikado Kyowa Seed
Vilmorin Jardin
LIMAGRAINCOOP
BakeryProducts
CerealIngredients
CEREALPRODUCTS
Jacquet Brossard
Limagrain Céréales
Ingrédients
Our position in the seeds market
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4thlargest seed company worldwide
2ndlargest seed producer in VegetableSeeds in the world
Largest European seedproducer on the wheat market
N°1 European player in the seed packet consumer market
Our positions in the cereal products market
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Largest French industrial producer of bakery products
European Leaderin functional flours
A French group open to the world
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52% of sales
60% of workforce
33% of sales
10% of sales
20% of workforce
5% of sales
12.5% of workforce
7.5% of workforce
More than
9,600 employees
More than
70 nationalities
74% of sales achieved outside France
Subsidiaries in
55 countries
Europe
Asia & Pacific
Africa & Middle East
Americas
Figures for the overall scope of activity worldwide, taking into account data from the companies AgReliant, AGT, Genective, Seed Co and Soltis
Our mission:to move agriculture forward to meet food needs
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PRODUCING MORE to feed more than 9.6 billion people by 2050(8.3 billion by 2030)
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION MUST BE INCREASED
EXTENSION OF ACREAGE
IMPROVEMENTOF YIELDS
+70%by 2050
Source: USDA,FAO
Our mission:to move agriculture forward to meet food needs
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PRODUCING BETTER to save natural resources, reduce the need for agricultural inputs and improve nutritional quality
Significant new areas of production can be tappedprovided that we adapt new varieties, lend technical support to farmers, create infrastructures, share out arable land better, etc.
Safe and healthy products must be proposed in order to respond to:- new consumer trends…- the requirements of industry…
A singular cooperative governance
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A group founded and managed by farmers
The tandem of an elected Director and a salaried CEO is reproduced in the Board of Directors of each subsidiary
Executives with a stake in the capital of the Cooperative
Accessibility to minority shareholders
Nearly 2,000 farmer members
Jean-Yves FOUCAULT, Chairman
Jean-Christophe JUILLIARD,CEO
Farmer Chairman Salaried CEO
The advantages of Limagrain’s governance model
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Long-term strategic vision
Legitimacy and trust
Culture of cooperation
Stable system of governance
Knowledge of customersand their needs
A company made up of peopleOne person = one voteScientific, industrial and commercial partnershipsLocal commitment
An innovative group
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More than 2,100*employees in research
Close to 300**varieties created and marketed
Close to 120*research stations and centers around the world
*Figures for the overall scope of activity worldwide, taking into account data from the companies AgReliant, AGT, Genective, Seed Co and Soltis**IFRS figures
Our job:from plant genetics to cereal products
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ANTICIPATING AND MEETING THE EXPECTATIONS OF CUSTOMERS AND SOCIETY
Farmers / GrowersBetter yieldsImproved qualitiesResistance to viruses, diseases, insectsAdaptation to climates, soils, etc.
Industrialists / DistributorsPreservationCalibrationAdaptation to industrial processesAptitude for baking bread and pastries, etc.
ConsumersAspectTaste and AppetiteNutritional valueValue for moneyFood safety, etc.
RESEARCHING TRAITS
in the geneticresources of plants
BREEDINGvarieties
PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING
seeds
PRODUCING cereals
PROCESSINGcereals
DISTRIBUTINGingrédients and bakery
products
Our values
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InnovationAgriculture responsibleFood, social and environmental challenges
ProgressTenacityActivitiesLong-term visionCooperative governanceConstancy
PerseveranceA company made up of peopleDiversityScientific, industrial and commercial collaborations
Cooperation
ONE OF OUR PARTNERS - LIMAGRAIN
On July 11th, 2012, CANTERRA SEEDS and Limagrain announced a strategic partnership in Western Canada…
“CANTERRA SEEDS (2002) Ltd. of Canada and the French based Group Limagrain announced today an exclusive license agreement for the commercialization of advanced wheat seed varieties for the cereal grain growers of Western Canada.”
July 2, 2015
• Develop top cereal varieties to meet the needs of western Canadian farmers and their customers
Objective
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Public & Private • Limagrain cereal breeding programs
around the world • Public programs in Western Canada • National & international public &
private programs
Partnerships
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Saskatoon base
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Breeding program: • Dr. Jim Peterson, Research Director • Dr. Jason Reinheimer, Senior Breeder • Research Associate, tba• Research Assistant, tba
Business: • Dr. Erin Armstrong, CEO
Staff
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Thank-you
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