Golden West Seeds (GWS) is a seed breeding company with more than 30 years of history.
GWS with its affiliates in Bulgaria, Turkey, Cyprus, Middle East and South Africa is addressing the needs of farmers in the Greater Mediterranean , Europe , Middle East , Central Asia and Africa regions.
Our company is offering a complete range of technical and sustainable solutions for corn, cotton and alfalfa.
Our products are specifically designed to improve and optimize yields in a wide range of weather conditions,
like our MSS technology in corn , advanced PLUS seed coating technology in cotton and corn and our unique early cotton development program that combines earliness with high fiber’s quality and high productivity.
Sustainable yields in various weather conditions
GWS’s primary mission besides yield maximization, is additionally to secure farmer’s profitability.
Under this directive, throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and Middle East, we are testing our products on various weather and soil conditions which provide us with a very precise picture of the response of our products in the corresponding agroclimatic conditions.
Innovation in Greek Cotton
A global breakthrough in cotton by breeding cotton varieties with supreme quality characteristics, high yield capacity and early maturity, resulting in added value for the whole chain of the cotton industry.
High Value Business
Improved alfalfa varieties with high yield capacity and supreme nutritional value (high protein content and digestibility).
Outbred maize hybrids
An extended range of corn hybrids adopted to the regional conditions with high yield and stress tolerance.
In 2015, the company:
- Completed an investment for the winter production of vegetables seedlings and grafted seedlings at the Seedlings Production Plant in South Greece.
- Established a new processing line for corn seeds at the seed processing plant for field crops in Central Greece.
- Completed an investment for the upgrade of corn research equipment at its Research Station in North Bulgaria.
For 2016 the company is planning further investment in the seed processing plant for field crops in central Greece in order to increase the capacity of seed processing in alfalfa.
Golden West is part of Spirou Group. The mother company was established in Athens in 1947 dealing initially with the retail sales of seeds, agrochemicals, agricultural machinery and tools, as well as the edition of agricultural books. During the 60’s, the company grew in the trade of seeds introducing the first hybrid vegetables seeds in the Greek market. In the following years the company developed the vegetable sector in Greece and during the 80’s, entered also in the field crops.
In the early 90’s Golden West was developed to house the research activities of the group, first with cotton and then with corn and alfalfa. At the same time the company invested in production facilities building a solid infrastructure for its future development.
The high efficiency, the continuous investments and our focus in developing high quality seed products of added value, insure our leading position.
We remain committed in our vision to offer added value in the agricultural chain and we invest constantly towards this direction.