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 know-how 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:

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. 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:

KWS Lochow GmbH

Solana Agrar-Produkte GmbH

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

Slovak Association of Seed Traders and Breeders (SASTAB)

International Seed Federation (ISF)

since May 2008

Slovak Beer and Malt Association (SBAMA)

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

OSIVO j.s.c.

Kalinčiakova 2391960 03 ZVOLEN

Slovakia

www.osivo.sk

“ Domestic tradition – International quality ”