As announced in September 2015, the seed company Florimond Desprez has acquired Germicopa, French leader in seed potatoes and world leader in firm-fleshed potato varieties. Germicopa, which is based in Quimper, Finistère, employs 65 people and has a turnover of 38 million Euro. Every year, the company produces 80,000 tonnes of potatoes under contract with 170 growers in their production units[Read More...]