COPSEMAR

Rice Seed Cooperative. Rice biotechnology and reproduction.

• General Characteristics

• ACTIVITY: seed production.
• LOCATION: Avenida del Mar 1 (46410) Sueca (Valencia).
• DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT: 1986. 
• CATEGORY: –
• CONTACT: (+34) 961 702 019.

• Business Structure

• NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: –
• REVENUES: –
• GENERAL DESCRIPTION: production of the seed of the most cultivated rice varieties in different rice-growing areas of Spain.
• BUSINESS LINES:
  • Production and marketing of seeds.
  • Commitment to R&D.
• INFRASTRUCTURE: produced varieties:
  • Albufera.
  • Balilla x Sollana.
  • Bomba.
  • Fonsa.
  • Gleva.
  • Guadiamar.
  • Jsendra.
  • Marisma.
  • Sarcet.
  • Thaibonnet.
• INTERESTING DATA: the cultivated area accessible through the partner farmers of the member cooperatives corresponds to 40% of the total Spanish area (approximately 47,000 hectares) 23 associated cooperatives distributed in Huesca, Tarragona, Valencia, Sevilla, Extremadura, and Murcia.

• R&D Activities/Interests

TECHNOLOGICAL OFFER/DEMAND:

• Obtaining new rice varieties through internal work or agreements with Research Centers.
• Detection of problems in rice farmers.
• Suitability of the different varieties marketed by the cooperative for use in various industrial processes.

• Participation in projects

COMPLETED PROJECTS

• Development of an industrial disinfection method for controlling the rice nematode in certified seed, applied to the Bomba variety.
• Development of genomic tools for improving European japonica rice varieties through the analysis of genetic diversity associated with agronomic traits. National Plan for Scientific Research, Development, and Technological Innovation 2008-2011 / FEDER-MICCIN.