Oseva a.s. is a leading Czech seed company producing
a wide range of agricultural seeds. Production of maize seed forms
a key part of the production program of the company.
 History
Seed production in the manufacturing plant in Bzenec was launched in
1984. Maize seed was grown in this region previously because of the
climatic conditions suitable for growing seed maize but after the manufacturing
plant was built, final seed treatment was relocated to Bzenec. The manufacturing
plant in Bzenec became a part of the OSEVA national corporation.
A transformation in 1993 resulted in the establishment of the OSEVA
joint-stock company owned by the company management. Besides the manufacturing
plant in Bzenec, the company also incorporated the manufacturing plants
in Vlko, Podivín, Hodonín and since 2003 also in Stará Ves.
Since 2007, OSEVA has been a part of the AGROFERT a.s. group, today
the strongest group in Czech agricultural sector.
About us
OSEVA, a.s. is engaged in production and sale of a wide range of field
crops with the main focus on production and sale of maize seed. Our
range of products includes varieties of spring and winter cereals, spring
and winter oil plants, legumes and fodder plants.
All seeds produced are processed in in-house processing plants, maize
seed is produced in the seed processing plant in Bzenec only.
Quality
The corporate policy emphasizes high quality of products delivered to
our customers. The company is certified according to ISO 9001: 2000,
which guarantees compliance with the established manufacturing processes
and consequently also compliance with high quality standards.
Quality monitoring of the seeds produced begins with field growing and
continues throughout the manufacturing process. The in-house laboratory,
accredited by UKZUZ (Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in
Agriculture) to issue certificates of recognition valid in the European
Union, monitors quality from harvesting to dispatch of the final product
to the customer.
Maize seed
At present, there are 21 maize hybrids registered, used mainly for silage.
Thanks to a long-term program for cultivating silage hybrids, maize
hybrids achieve high silage quality, thus fully meeting the demanding
requirements for cattle food and ensuring high yield.
Simultaneously, a program for cultivating maize for grain production
has been developed. Registration of new grain hybrids will extend the
offer for all forms of use, thus ensuring a complete portfolio of hybrids
for all customers.
With the accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union, catalogues
of registered varieties were unified, which means that all varieties
registered in the Czech Republic are automatically included in the European
catalogue of varieties, thus complying with the requirement for sale
in all EU countries.
Representatives
OSEVA strategy is to have a sales representative in each country familiar
with the conditions for growing maize in the given country and able
to provide customers with information on corn hybrids. OSEVA then implements
sales promotion activities and ensures deliveries of seeds to end customers
in cooperation with the representative.
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