Apr 25, 2017

VoloAgri acquires seed company Zayintec

VoloAgri has acquired plant breeding company Zayintec, based in Almeria, Spain. The acquisition adds a large number of complimentary hybrid vegetable seed varieties to the global VoloAgri greenhouse and open field portfolios. Species include pepper, tomato, cucumber, eggplant, squash, melon and watermelon.

“The addition of Zayintec to the VoloAgri family will have immediate and ongoing benefits”, said VoloAgri CEO Anthony Padgett. “Their commercial hybrids will fill gaps we have in our current product line up right away. More importantly, the acquisition adds to the global R&D and customer sales and service capabilities of VoloAgri.”

The existing Zayintec facility in Almeria will continue to operate and have an expanded role in the VoloAgri system. The Zayintec breeding and product development team will have access to all VoloAgri germplasm immediately. Zayintec sales and marketing will have the expanded portfolio of VoloAgri commercial varieties to provide their established customers. The VoloAgri Group will have one sales force in Spain handling AXIA greenhouse varieties, the Zayintec materials plus the brands US Agriseeds, Greenport Seeds, California Hybrids, Catalyst Seeds and New World Seeds.

“This is a great opportunity for us to continue the work we are proud of with the benefits of additional R&D and sales support,” Rafael and Francisco Bermudez, Zayintec co-founders.

The Almeria research station enhances VoloAgri’s global footprint, according to VoloAgri. The company will now have R&D and sales facilities in the major vegetable seed development epicenters of Woodland, California; Culiacan, Mexico; Holland; Antalya, Turkey; Almeria, Spain; and Lebanon.