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Who we are


40+ years of continued growth
since its inception in 1974, verisem (re-branded in 2017 from “suba”) has grown from a local italian seed producer to one of the only truly global specialty vegetable seed producers

seeds company

1974 - Augusto Suzzi established  Suba S.r.l. as a regional orchard seeds producer
1986 - Suba&Unico S.r.l. is established as a company focused on Asian market seeds distribution
1992 - Hortus, the first company dedicated to seeds trading, was established.
2005 - Establishes French branch to diversify production
2008 - Establishment of Royal Seeds S.r.l., which acquired semi-professional garden business unit from Monsanto
2011 - Suba Srl merged with Suba&Unico S.r.l. to form Suba Seeds Company SpA
2012 - Quadrivio (Italian Fund) acquires a 52% stake in Suba Seeds Company
2013 - Acquires Condor Seeds to further diversify the production product range
2015 - In 2015, PSP acquires a majority position (c.90%) of Suba alongside management (c.10%) and subsequently begins executing strategic expansion plan
2016 - Suba acquires Brotherton Seeds in July 2016 to add strategic IP and further diversify production and product range
2017 - In September 2017, Philippe Rousseau, previously leading the sunflower business at Syngenta, joined the Company as CEO to drive the next stage of growth. During the same year the Company was rebranded as Verisem to better complement the Company’s global footprint and clarify the organization structure
2018 - Verisem acquires Franchi Sementi

VERISEM AT A GLANCE

VERISEM IS AN EXPERT IN VEGETABLE SEED PRODUCTION (LARGE SEED SUCH AS PEAS AND BEANS FOR PROCESSING INDUSTRY, SMALL SEED VEGETABLES SUCH AS CABBAGE, RADISH, ONION, CHICORY, PARSLEY, ETC.)AND CAN PRODUCE HYBRID OR OPEN-POLLINATED SEED.

FOR ITS OWN SALES VERISEM IS FOCUSING ON OPEN-POLLINATED (“OP”) SEEDS, A COST-EFFICIENT METHOD TO PRODUCE HIGH QUALITY SEEDS. VERISEM’S PORTFOLIO INCLUDE CORIANDER, BEANS, PEAS, RADISH, CHICORY AND OTHER CROPS WHERE HYBRIDIZATION IS EITHER UNECONOMICAL OR NOT POSSIBLE

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54% of production is contracted with global seed majors

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46% of production supplies Verisem’s own sales to both professional and hobbyist growers

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Verisem has four production facilities across USA, Italy and France  along with a long-standing network of over 1,800 growers across six continents

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Production process includes the best-in-class  quality control steps, providing traceability for each batch of seeds

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Customers of Verisem’s own sales are spread across 80 countries and have access to a wide-ranging portfolio containing over 1’000 different varieties in more than 60 crops


Locations


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