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OUR STORY: Once upon a time there was
Eyraudplants...
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Cyclamen culture is a tradition in the Eyraud family, since
the first Eyraud generation was already busy growing this product
in 1960.
A forerunner in the cultivation of young cyclamen plants, the
family first started their business selling young plants in
the Rhone Alps and Paris regions in 1981.
Proficient in the art and craft of growing cyclamen, Jean-Pierre
and Philippe Eyraud established the GAEC EYRAUDPLANTS company
in 1987: a horticultural production plant specifically conceived
for young plant production.
The company quickly gained great respect and popularity among
growers and producers, the production plants constantly grew
reaching today's 30 000 m2 of covered crop area.
Three years after its foundation, EYRAUDPLANTS initiated a cyclamen
seed production and selection program, in order to develop its
own cultivars and consolidate its future success and expansion
on the market. In the past 6 years the company has been working
at the improvement and development of its own cultivars with
the precious collaboration of the University of Lyon.
At present EYRAUDPLANTS produces 7 million young cyclamen plants
covering 20% of the domestic market. The enterprise today is
considered one of the main European young plant producers, thanks
to the efforts and resources devoted to research and improvement
of its cultivars. |
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