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STORY OF THE NOVALLIANCE GROUP

The story of the group began in 1996, with the creation of Semagri, a farming company in Cameroon. Since then, Novalliance has been working alongside producers to support them and to provide access to quality vegetable seeds.

1996 – 2001: A FAMILY HISTORY

Ronan Gorin, the actual CEO of the Group, has, since he was young, been sensitized to the love of agriculture and land by following the example of his grandparents, peasants in Brittany. Born in a small village in Central African republic, and raised in France, he has always been attached to Africa.

In 1996, just after his diploma of agricultural engineer, he decided to create his first company, Semagri in Cameroon. From there he decided to open, himself, several other companies in Africa to live intensively his life of entrepreneur.

1996

creation of Semagri, Cameroun

1998

creation of Agritropic, Nigeria

2001: THE BIRTH OF A GROUP

The Novalliance group was really born in 2001 when Ronan Gorin, who was an employee of Technisem decided to quit in order to create a new company named Caraïbe Semences in Guadeloupe where he moved with his family.

From 2005, the Novalliance group starts to be in touch with Technisem for a potential takeover which was achieved in 2009. Thereafter, Ronan Gorin re-purchased the first companies created by his father, Mr Émile Gorin, in West Africa. In the same time, the Group grows fast and open new companies in West Africa, Central Africa, Latin America, Maghreb countries, Middle East and Caribbean area.

Finally, it would be necessary to wait until 2015 in order to formally introduce the name “Novalliance”.

2001

creation of Caraïbe Semences, Guadeloupe
creation of Madisem, Martinique

2004

creation of Guyasem,  Guyane
creation of AgrinovaUSA

2006

SemarocMaroc
SavanaKenya

2007

Sahelia SemNiger
Carib SeedSainte Lucie Jardinova, France

2009

AgrisemRDC

2007 / 2009
Purchase of Technisem, company created in 1985.
Relocation of the Technisem company, Maine-et-Loire (Longué-Jumelles)

FROM 2010, THE GROUP ACCELERATED ITS GROWTH

2010 – 2011: Ronan Gorin purchased several companies created by members of his family in the 1990s.

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Tropicasem, Sénégal, created in 1985


Nankosem, Burkina Faso, created in 1992


Mali Semences, Mali, created in 1997


Bénin Semences, Bénin, created in 1999


Semivoire, Côte d’Ivoire, created in 1999


Agriseed, Ghana, created in 2004

In 2010, the Group continued to grow and build up its workforce, to keep pace with increased investments in the area of Research and with the expansion of its distribution network.

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2010

Cabo Sementes, Cape Verde

Togosem, Togo

2011

Congosem, Congo

Semidom, Dominican Republic

2012

Seedtech, Soudan

Mozasem, Mozambique

MaoMbé, Mayotte

Armor Genetic, France

2014

SeedLab, France

Nova Genetic, France

 

2015 Agrivision Sénégal, Senegal
Agrivision Cameroun, Cameroon
Agrivision Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso

2016

Agrigab, Gabon
Panasem, Panama

2017

Carib Sem, Dominica

Canyon Seeds, USA

2019

Technisem Thailand, Thailand

2021

Angosementes, Angola

Masomboly Mada, Madagascar

2022

Imboga Seeds, Rwanda

RimSem, Mauritania