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this is very important. We demo our
future plans with our R&D studies at
least 1 year in advance. Aytekin Sera
Problems are a must in production,
but in order to overcome and our story with
minimize these problems, we will 50 years ago
continue our R&D activities, gain new
experiences and continue on our way. It has begun.
If you evaluate our country in
terms of greenhouse cultivation, How did your story with Aytekin
how do you see the situation? Can Sera begin and how does it
we say that modern greenhouse continue?
cultivation is widespread in our Our story with Aytekin Sera started
country? 50 years ago. Aytekin Sera is a partner
Our country is literally an agricultural that every greenhouse grower should
country, a producing country. work with, where we can always
Greenhouse cultivation has increased take our business one step further
considerably in recent years, but with the exchange of knowledge
unfortunately our position in the and experience. We are happy that
world is not where it belongs due to we can proceed safely from the
an unplanned production model. beginning to the end of each project
Although modern greenhouse with the right and quality product
farming seems to be quite common, and most importantly, we can put a
I think that it should become more perfect point on each project with the
widespread in our country in order assurance of Aytekin Sera.
to have a say in the world in terms Can you give information about
DELIL of the suitability of both climate and the projects and investments you
production conditions.
have realized recently?
How did you get through the Recently, we have modernized
TARIM pandemic? our own production areas as
The pandemic process negatively much as possible and switched to
affected our country as it affected more professional production. By
the whole world. As our sector is innovating in all the infrastructure
Can you briefly give information about Delil Tarım? is an incredible feeling to be able to create something out of a production sector, we did not and superstructures of our
Delil Tarım has been engaged in greenhouse production nothing. It is a way of life for us both to be happy with what Caner DELİL stop, we continued our work with greenhouses, we have taken the right
with a wide range of products for 50 years. The greenhouses we do and to earn economically. I think greenhouse farming special permits. But of course, we steps by developing almost all of our
used in production are specific to the product produced and is one of the most important sectors in the future as it was Delil Tarım had a very difficult pandemic period production with automation systems
have great experience with many products and production in the past and today. People have to eat and these foods Chairman of the Board because market conditions were not and providing less labor. All this has
methods. For the last 15 years, Delil Tarım has been serving have to be produced. The ever-changing world and climate normal. This period reminded us contributed a lot to us in terms of
as an agricultural market where it sells all the materials conditions make greenhouse cultivation more important. how important our profession is for efficiency and quality. •
necessary for production rather than production. Producing under difficult conditions, in different climatic humanity.
conditions, by providing a suitable environment for plants
Can we get to know you briefly? will always be in our lives.
I am Caner DELİL. I graduated from
Süleyman Demirel University, Department of What is your view on R&D in greenhouse
Agricultural Engineering and started my active farming?
duty as the second generation. It has always We learn new things every day in greenhouse
been an advantage for me to be in the sector farming. For the 50 years we have been
since my childhood and to love this profession in existence, we have always allocated a
in a real sense. I am 39 years old, married and certain area to R&D. Therefore, thanks to the
father of two children. accumulated knowledge and experience, we
adapt easily to changing conditions and try to
What does greenhouse farming mean to you? choose the best way for production. In addition
Greenhouse cultivation is a field I have been to the existing studies, you should definitely
involved in for as long as I can remember. It have an R&D work area and the continuity of
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