R&D Center

Also, developing countries are generally dependent on developed countries in agriculture. The only way to get rid of this dependency is to invest in research and development works. Konya Şeker which acts in this sense, makes significant investments in R&D works in order to provide cheaper and easier access for farmers to new technologies.

Today, total 112 people work in two R&D centers of which one is in Çumra Sugar Integrated Plants and the other is in Panagro Meat-Milk Integrated Plants. This team whose 70 percent is researcher, works in order to enable the country’s agriculture to get rid of dependency. As a result of inspections, both R&D centers have been benefiting from incentives and exemptions provided under Law no. 5746 since 28th of June, 2016. Konya Şeker defines strategy of R&D worksin two different ways for farmers and consumers.  For farmers, strategy of R&D worksis to increase welfare level by providing additional income; for consumers, it is accepted as offering products submitted to consumer directly from the farmer, undoubtedly natural, having accessible prices, contributing to grow healthy generations.

Activities of R&D centers, one of which focuses on agricultural activities and the other focuses on animal husbandry, are explained below mentioned titles.

• Developing products that reach consumers and bring profit for farmers by providing added value for animal husbandry and products to be grown in our country and region.
• Increasing productivity with technologies to be developed, deriving profit for regional agriculture, animal husbandry and farmers.
• Developing environment friendly production technologies.
• Developing products that will provide national and international competitive advantage.

While products and methods which are tried in R&D centers which are active for development of agriculture and agricultural industry guide producers, domestic production models of alternative products are also shaped. There are 14 laboratories in two centers of Konya Şeker which implements techniques and technologies developed after R&D activities for its investments without delay and makes them available for farmers. These are as follows;

In Çumra Integrated Plants, R&D Center, 

1.  Snack R&D 1
2.  Snack R&D 2
3.  Tissue Culture R&D Laboratory
4.  Biotechnology R&D Laboratory
5.  Biotechnology R&D Offices
6.  Agriculture R&D Offices
7.  Sugar Center R&D Laboratory
8.  Fish Greenhouse R&D Laboratory

In Panagro Meat-Milk Integrated Plants, R&D Center, 

1. Meat R&D Laboratory
2. Meat Pilot Plant Area
3. Meat Office Area
4. Milk R&D Laboratory
5. Milk Pilot Plant Area
6. Microbiology Laboratory