INCDA FUNDULEA

What INCDA FUNDULEA does

INCDA Fundulea (Institutul Național de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Agricolă Fundulea / National Agricultural Research and Development Institute Fundulea) is Romania's primary national agricultural research institute, established in 1957 and subordinated to the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences under the coordination of the Ministry of Research and Innovation. The institute's core mandate is plant breeding and genetic improvement across cereals (wheat, durum wheat, rye, triticale, barley, rice), maize, sorghum, grain legumes (soybean, bean, peas), industrial crops (sunflower, linseed, flax), forage crops, and medicinal/aromatic plants, applying conventional genetics, molecular genetics, biotechnology, doubled haploid techniques, and crop simulation models (CERES-wheat, CERES-maize, STICS). It coordinates a national network of 14 zonal research-development stations and has released 478 varieties and hybrids since 1957-2004.

The institute commercializes its research output through three revenue streams: direct sales of pre-basis and parental-line seeds (Base and C1 biological categories) at unit prices ranging from 1.70 to 3.00 lei/kg to 106 accredited agricultural units and farmers for further multiplication, with volume discounts up to 15%; scientific and technological services including herbicide, fungicide, and insecticide efficacy testing for official catalogue authorization; and bilateral international licensing and royalty contracts with global seed companies (Caussade, RAGT, Limagrain, Euralis, Maisadour, Syngenta, Dow AgroSciences, Nidera) for hybrid seed production. Distribution combines direct-to-farmer sales with an extension network of demonstrative plots, field days, training courses, and recurring scientific journals (Annals of NARDI Fundulea since 1964, Romanian Agricultural Research since 1994). The institute maintains a leadership role in the FAO Sunflower Research Network and holds an Executive Committee seat in the International Sunflower Association, with active participation in EU-funded projects (ECOBREED, LIVESEED, DIVERSILIENCE, PREPCLIM, AGENT) and COST actions.

Name

INCDA FUNDULEA

Legal name

Institutul Național de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Agricolă Fundulea

Website

https://incda-fundulea.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

INCDA Fundulea is Romania's national agricultural research institute, founded in 1957, subordinated to the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences. It develops plant varieties, produces pre-basis and certified seeds, and provides testing services and international licensing to farmers, accredited agricultural units, and global seed companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Research and Seed Production

NAICS

Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFACABAH

Plant Tissue, Soil & Water Sampling Coordination (Agronomy-Focused)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Crop Consulting & Agronomy Services (Soil Health, Nutrient Planning, Yield Consulting)

Keywords

• Agricultural research services
• Crop seed production
• Plant breeding genetics
• Seed multiplication services
• Field crop variety development

Headquarters

HQ city

Fundulea

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Seed Sales: Production and sale of seeds from superior biological categories (pre-basis, parental lines, and certified seeds) for wheat, barley, durum wheat, peas, and other crops. Seeds are sold to 106 accredited agricultural units for commercial seed production under bilateral multiplication agreements and royalty contracts. Prices range from 1.70 to 3.00 lei/kg depending on crop, variety, and biological category, with volume discounts available.
2. Scientific and Technological Services: Testing of herbicide and plant protection products (fungicides and insecticides) for field crops for official catalogue authorization; variety/hybrid testing; testing of biologically active products. These services support the scientific research mandate and generate service revenue.
3. Technology Licensing and Royalty Contracts: International bilateral agreements for seed multiplication and royalty contracts with foreign companies (e.g., Caussade Semences, RAGT, Syngenta, Limagrain, Euralis, Dow AgroSciences) for hybrid seed production.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

INCDA Fundulea is Romania's primary national agricultural research institute that develops, breeds, and commercially multiplies improved varieties and hybrids of cereals, legumes, industrial crops (sunflower, linseed, flax), and forage crops. It produces pre-basic and certified seeds, licenses parental lines to international seed companies under royalty contracts, and provides scientific services including herbicide/fungicide/insecticide testing, variety testing, and crop technology development.

Product overview

INCDA Fundulea (National Agricultural Research and Development Institute) is Romania's primary agricultural research institution, offering a portfolio of crop seed products and scientific services. The institute develops and produces seeds of superior biological categories (Bazã and C1) including winter wheat varieties (Glosa, FDL Abund, Ursita, Voinic, Pitar), durum wheat (Grandur FD), winter barley (Iulian), winter peas (Ghittia F, Olguța F, Andrada F, Petra F), maize hybrids, and sunflower hybrids. In addition to seed production, the institute provides scientific services including crop technology development, plant protection product testing, variety/hybrid testing, and biological active product testing. The product portfolio serves Romanian agriculture with cultivars adapted to local climate conditions including drought tolerance and climate change resistance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Glosa Winter Wheat Seed Winter wheat variety seed sold in Bază (Base) and C1 biological categories. Common bread wheat cultivar developed at INCDA Fundulea for Romanian agricultural conditions.
• FDL Abund Winter Wheat Seed Winter wheat variety seed sold in Bază (Base) and C1 biological categories. Common bread wheat cultivar developed at INCDA Fundulea.
• Ursita Winter Wheat Seed Winter wheat variety seed sold in Bază and C1 biological categories. Noted as a progress in production capacity and adaptability to Romanian conditions.
• Voinic Winter Wheat Seed Winter wheat variety seed sold in Bază and C1 biological categories. Common bread wheat cultivar.
• Pitar Winter Wheat Seed Winter wheat variety seed sold in Bază and C1 biological categories. Contributes to improvement of Romanian wheat quality.
• Grandur FD Durum Wheat Seed Durum wheat variety seed sold in Bază biological category. Pasta wheat cultivar for durum wheat production.
• Iulian Winter Barley Seed Winter barley variety seed sold in Bază biological category. Barley cultivar for grain production.
• Winter Pea Seed Varieties (Ghittia F, Olguta F, Andrada F, Petra F) Winter pea variety seed (Ghittia F, Olguta F, Andrada F, Petra F) sold in Bază biological category. Grain legume cultivars.
• Maize Hybrid Seeds Maize hybrids developed at INCDA Fundulea including Fundulea 423, Magnus (semi-early), Felix (semi-late), and others for various climate conditions. Produced and licensed through bilateral agreements with 106 accredited agricultural units.
• Sunflower Hybrid Seeds Sunflower hybrids developed at INCDA Fundulea including Favorit, Venus, Fundulea 225, Sellor, Dallia, and Robia. Joint breeding programs with Caussade Semences, France, have resulted in registered hybrids Dallia and Robia.
• Seed Multiplication Services Production of seeds from superior biological categories (Bază and C1) with biological and phytosanitary qualities corresponding to quality standards. Provides pre-basis and parental line seed to accredited multiplication partners.
• Crop Technology Development Services Development of crop management systems and technological sequences for field crops including cereals, industrial crops, legumes, and forage crops. Includes simulation modeling, integrated pest management, organic farming systems, and climate adaptation technologies.
• Plant Protection Product Testing Services Testing services for insecticidal and fungicidal products for field crops, and herbicide testing for official catalogue authorization. Provided to agrochemical companies for regulatory compliance.
• Variety/Hybrid Testing Services Testing of varieties and hybrids for registration purposes, supporting official catalogue listing of new plant varieties and hybrids.

Quantifiable outcome

• 478 varieties and hybrids released during 1957-2004 from breeding work at NARDI and coordinated stations
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Feature8 records

Partnerships

55 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest (USAMV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partnership for collaborative research and development projects addressing research themes through joint project-based collaborations.
• 11 Zonal Agricultural Research-Development StationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the coordinated experimental network under NARDI Fundulea, located across different Romanian pedoclimatic conditions.
• National Institute of Research-Development for Potatoes and Sugar Beet BrasovminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research partnership for collaborative projects in agricultural research.
• National Institute of Research-Development for Animal Nutrition BalotestiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research partnership for collaborative projects in agricultural research.
• National Institute of Research-Development for Agricultural Machinery and Food IndustryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research partnership for collaborative projects in agricultural research.
• Institute of Research-Development for Plant ProtectionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research partnership for plant protection research collaborations.
• Institute of Research-Development for Grasslands BrasovminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research partnership for grassland and forage crop research.
• Romanian Association for Sustainable AgricultureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for sustainable agriculture research and development activities.
• Institute of Agricultural Research Martonvasar, Hungarian Academy of SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational bilateral partnership in wheat and triticale breeding. Conducted joint breeding programs and germplasm exchange.
• Institute of Field Crops Research 'Selectia', Balti, Republic of MoldovacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational bilateral partnership in wheat and triticale breeding with Moldova.
• Agricultural Institute Dobrudja 'General Toshevo', BulgariacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational bilateral partnership in wheat and triticale breeding with Bulgaria.
• Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetics Odesa, UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational bilateral partnership in wheat and triticale breeding with Ukraine.
• Agricultural Research Institute Krasnodar, RussiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational bilateral partnership in wheat breeding with Russia.
• Donau Breeding Company, AustriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational bilateral partnership in wheat and triticale breeding with Austrian seed company.
• Caussade Semences, FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for joint sunflower breeding; resulted in registration of Dallia and Robia sunflower hybrids in official list; variety triticale Casacador introduced in Hungary and Stil in France.
• Tareks, TurkeyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational bilateral partnership in wheat and triticale breeding with Turkish company.
• Karcag Research Institute, University of Debrecen, HungarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational bilateral partnership in wheat and triticale breeding with Hungarian university institute.
• Institute for Maize Research Kneja, BulgariacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational bilateral partnership in maize breeding with Bulgarian institute.
• Institute for Field Crops Novi Sad, SerbiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational bilateral partnership in sunflower breeding with Serbian institute.
• Trakia Agricultural Research Institute, Edirne, TurkeycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational bilateral partnership in sunflower breeding with Turkish institute.
• Institute for Sustainable Agriculture Cordoba, SpaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational bilateral partnership in sunflower breeding with Spanish institute.
• Academy of Agricultural Sciences Hebei, ChinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational bilateral partnership in sunflower breeding with Chinese academy.
• Euralis, FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint breeding for common sunflower hybrids under international collaboration.
• Limagrain, FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint breeding for common sunflower hybrids under international collaboration.
• Maisadour, FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint breeding for common sunflower hybrids under international collaboration.
• Panam, FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint breeding for common sunflower hybrids under international collaboration.
• RAGT (2 Rn), FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint breeding collaboration; created sunflower hybrid Sellor introduced in Russia and other European countries; Romanian wheat variety Boema introduced in Turkey.
• Syngenta, FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint breeding for common sunflower hybrids under international collaboration.
• Nidera, ArgentinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint breeding for common sunflower hybrids under international collaboration.
• Dow AgroSciences, USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint breeding for common sunflower hybrids under international collaboration.
• Lippstadt Bremen, GermanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational bilateral partnership in oil flax breeding with German partner.
• FAOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAO Research Network for Sunflower; NARDI serves as coordinator of the working group 'Experimentation of Sunflower Hybrids' within FAO network.
• CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIMMYT Research Network for wheat and triticale; joint wheat breeding programs and germplasm exchange.
• International Sunflower Association (ISA), Paris, FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNARDI is a member of ISA's Executive Committee, demonstrating international leadership in sunflower research.
• International Association for Plant Tissue CultureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational professional association membership for plant biotechnology research.
• International Triticale AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational professional association for triticale breeding research.
• European Plant Biology Societies Federation (FESPB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership in European federation of plant biology societies.
• Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences 'Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisesti' (Romania)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNARDI Fundulea is subordinated to the Academy as main coordinator of Romanian agricultural research.
• Ministry of Research and Innovation (Romania)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinated by the Ministry of Research and Innovation; NARDI is listed in LEAR (Legal Entity Appointed Representative) database of the European Commission for access to FP7 and other European projects.
• Romanian Association of Plant Tissue and Vegetative Cell CultureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association membership for plant biotechnology research.
• Romanian Association of Breeders, Merchants and Producers of Seeds and Planting Material (AMSEM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional seed industry association membership.
• National Plant Protection Society (Romania)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association membership for plant protection research.
• International Parasitic Plants Society (PPS), Wageningen, NetherlandsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational professional association membership.
• European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in multiple COST actions including SUSVAR (860), GAMETIC CELLS (851), GRESO, and MANAGEMENT OF PARASITE PLANTS (849).
• AIEA Vienna (International Atomic Energy Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in IAEA Project Vienna for validation of thin layer chromatography methods for pesticide residue determination.
• EUCARPIA (European Association for Plant Breeding Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participation in EUCARPIA plant breeding research activities.
• ISTA (International Seed Testing Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational seed testing standards and methodologies collaboration.
• ISO (International Organization for Standardization)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in international standards development for seed testing.
• ADAM Project (France/INRA CNES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment of utilization strategies of satellite data for decision support in 21st century agriculture.
• COPBIL Project (Greece)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvanced technologies for study of water and acid stress impact on main crops in Romania and Greece.
• ECOBREED ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded research project for breeding and genetic improvement of agricultural crops.
• LIVESEED ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded research project for organic seed production and breeding.
• DIVERSILIENCE ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded research project on biodiversity and resilience in agricultural systems.
• PREPCLIM ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded research project for climate change preparation in agriculture.
• AGENT ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded research project in agricultural sciences.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• INRAE (France): France's national agricultural research institute, with which INCDA has cooperated through the ADAM satellite-data project; a much larger incumbent covering the full breadth of agricultural research but a structurally comparable state-mandated public research model.
• Limagrain: French-headquartered international seed group active in wheat, sunflower, and maize; INCDA joint-breeding partner for sunflower hybrids and a broader incumbent with deeper commercialisation reach on shared germplasm.
• Donau Breeding (Austria): Austrian wheat and triticale breeder working closely with INCDA under bilateral agreements; operates as a private seed company with a much broader European commercial footprint than INCDA's internal seed business, making it a useful broader-incumbent comparable.
• Syngenta (now part of Sinochem / Crop Science): Global seed and crop protection major and an INCDA partner for joint sunflower hybrid breeding; competes with INCDA-bred varieties through its own sunflower and wheat portfolios and represents the commercial incumbent that monetises jointly developed germplasm internationally.

Direct peers

• Maize Research Institute 'Kneja' (Bulgaria): Bulgarian public institute focused on maize breeding; named INCDA partner in maize breeding and operates the same national public-research and seed-multiplication model in a directly neighbouring country.
• Agricultural Institute Dobrudja 'General Toshevo' (Bulgaria): Bulgarian national agricultural research institute covering wheat, triticale, and other field crops; a named INCDA partner in wheat and triticale breeding, with a directly comparable public-mandate breeding and seed production model in the Black Sea region.
• Agricultural Research Institute Krasnodar (Russia): Russian public agricultural research institute focused on wheat breeding with comparable state-coordinated breeding and seed production model; named INCDA bilateral partner in wheat breeding with overlapping target environments.
• Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Martonvásár): Hungarian academy-affiliated research institute conducting wheat and triticale breeding under a similar public-mandate model; long-standing INCDA bilateral partner and an obvious comparable for germplasm exchange, variety development, and cross-border commercialisation of cultivars.
• Institute of Field Crops Research 'Selectia' (Balti, Moldova): Moldovan national agricultural research institute focused on field crops, including wheat and triticale breeding; explicitly identified as an INCDA bilateral partner and operates the same kind of state-coordinated public breeding and seed multiplication mandate in a closely adjacent geography.
• Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetics (Odesa, Ukraine): Ukrainian public-sector wheat and triticale breeding institute with overlapping pedoclimatic conditions; named INCDA partner in wheat and triticale breeding and a directly comparable national breeding and seed-multiplication mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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