Eike Hupe

Deutsche Saatveredelung AG is an international plant breeding company with headquarters in Germany. For 100 years, we have focused on the breeding, production and sales of forage and turf grasses, oilseeds, clovers, various cover crops, cereals and maize. 1,600 farms produce premium-quality, single-variety seed for DSV. The company as a whole sells 72,500 tonnes of seed a year. To do this we rely on a 700-strong national and international workforce. Our share capital is in the hands of 900 shareholders, mainly seed producers and our staff. DSV has subsidiaries in Denmark, United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine, Argentina and Canada and maintains a global presence through our shareholdings, marketing organisations and partners around the world.