OSIVO joint stock company ZVOLEN Company introduction Quality

OSIVO joint stock company ZVOLEN Company introduction Quality management system of company meets requirements of STN EN ISO 9001: 2001 standard

Company profile OSIVO j. s. c. with its seat in Zvolen town in central Slovakia, is the leading seed company in Slovakia with nearly 60 years tradition in certified seed business, services and consulting. As a private seed company, we can contribute with our knowhow covering close cooperation concerning to varieties with breeders – both domestic and foreign, production and supply of certified seed only and agronomist service to our contractual farmers.

Certified seed production is our core activity. Our assortment consists of certified seeds of: l l l Cereals - malting and feeding barley, soft and durum wheat, rye, hybrid rye and triticale Oil plants - sunflower, rape, flax, mustard and soya bean plant Legumes – pea, forage pea, vetch, lentils and lupines Clovers and grasses Potatoes Single year crops: Sudanese sorghum, phacelia tanacetifolia and radish For varieties descriptions please visit our webpage at www. osivo. sk

Organization structure of OSIVO j. s. c. l General directorate in Zvolen 3 Divisions in diverse regions of Slovakia: Division West Division Central Division East Special Division Malt house - Levice Foreign Trade Division at General Directorate

Map of our Divisions Main seat in Zvolen Company Divisions Seeds cleaning stations

OSIVO j. s. c. is sole commercial representative of following companies in Slovakia: l KWS Lochow Gmb. H l Solana Agrar-Produkte Gmb. H l Produttori Sementi Bologna Spa

New varieties private trials

Breeding activity – Cereals, OSIVO j. s. c. is shareholder at breeding station ISTROPOL Solary a. s. Varieties of cereals from breeding station ISTROPOL Solary a. s. represent significant share of Slovak market.

Special program of hybrid ryes

Agronomist service for the farmers, satisfied customer is our aim

Wide offer of seed potatoes

Annual “Field days” new varieties presentation

Company Memberships l Slovak Association of Seed Traders and Breeders (SASTAB) l Slovak Beer and Malt Association (SBAMA) l International Seed Federation (ISF) since May 2008

LEVICKY MALT the main export program Production of barley malt – pilsner type for brewing industry from top quality of two row spring malting barley varieties, growth of which we ensure in frame of partnership with breeders and producers to reach top quality of barley malt

Division Malt house Levice Production of malt – Levicky Malt

MALT project background MALT project came into being in order to connect together all subjects that enter the realization of barley and malt from breeder, certified seed producer, farmer, mercantile seller, Malt house and finally to the brewery industry. Implemented project allows creation of close links between participated parties and ensure them information, requirements and advices transfer related to every single aspect of production that might appear.

Malting barley growers and Malt house representatives meeting

DURUM WHEAT project Breeder of variety OSIVO a. s. Mill, pasta producer Contract. grower DZO OSIVO

OSIVO j. s. c. Kalinčiakova 2391 960 03 ZVOLEN Slovakia www. osivo. sk “ Domestic tradition – International quality ”