Agriculture and Food

Selvi Tarım started in 1996 with an 800-hectare farm in Çukurova. Today it produces on 62,000 hectares in Türkiye, Georgia, Senegal, Kazakhstan and Romania and directly employs 12,000 people.

Production and processing

• Cereals, cotton, sunflower and rice with drip and sprinkler irrigation
• Tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers in greenhouses
• Citrus and hazelnuts in orchards
• Four food processing plants: flour, vegetable oil, canned and frozen vegetables

Contract farming

Contract farming is carried out with about 8,200 local farmers. Farmers are offered seed, fertilizer, technical support and purchase guarantees; payments are made within 30 days after harvest.

Sustainable practices

Irrigation is planned with soil moisture sensors and satellite imagery, cutting water use by 42 percent compared with conventional methods. Biomass energy and organic fertilizer are produced from waste.

Key figures

• Cultivated land: 62,000 ha
• Annual production: 410,000 tons
• Exports: 19 countries
• Subsidiary: Selvi Tarım A.Ş.
• Employees: 12,000

For partnership, sourcing and collaboration proposals in this business line, contact our corporate development team.