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

2. 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.

3. For varieties descriptions please visit our webpage at www.osivo.sk
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

4. 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

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

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

7. New varieties private trials

8. Varieties of cereals from breeding station ISTROPOL Solary a.s.
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.

9. Special program of hybrid ryes

10. Agronomist service for the farmers, satisfied customer is our aim

11. Wide offer of seed potatoes

12. Annual “Field days” new varieties presentation

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

14. 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

15. Division Malt house Levice
Production of malt – Levicky Malt

16. 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.

17. Malting barley growers and Malt house representatives meeting

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

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