Description :
OVALIE INNOVATION is the Research Department of two Food and Agriculture Groups in the south-west of France : MAISADOUR and VIVADOUR.
These companies are cooperative organizations (i.e owned by farmers) which produce seeds and crops of cereals, oilseeds, vegetables. (Bioethanol and Biodiesel market, animal nutrition, starch industry, human consumption,…). Maize is one of the most important production with more than 1 million ton produced each year This latter is used for animal breeding, especially poultries. These two Groups are linked in transformation activities including feed production and animal products, mainly for foie gras and side-products production, and also chickens (under several label like Delpeyrat, Comtesse du Barry…). These two Groups represent a business of 2 billions euros with a staff of 6 000 workers and more than 13 000 associated farmers (vegetables, crop, wine, poultry and cattle business sectors).