Establishment of Kınık Agriculture-Based Specialized Organized Industrial Zone

Kınık Agriculture-Based Specialized Organized Industrial Zone was established in 2021 to create a specialized production and industrial center focused on seeds, seedlings, medicinal and aromatic plants.

Covering a total area of 1,228,387.24 square meters, the zone aims to develop a high value-added production model by bringing together crop production and related industrial activities within the same ecosystem.

Partnership Structure

The partners of Kınık Agriculture-Based Specialized Organized Industrial Zone include İzmir Commodity Exchange, Aegean Region Chamber of Industry, İzmir Chamber of Commerce, Aegean Exporters' Associations, Kınık Municipality, Bergama Chamber of Commerce and the Investment Monitoring and Coordination Directorate of the Governorship of İzmir.

Production and Fields of Activity

Kınık Agriculture-Based Specialized Organized Industrial Zone aims to increase domestic seed and seedling production and promote the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants through contract farming models.

The products cultivated in the zone are intended to be processed into value-added products such as flavoring products, herbal drugs, essential oils, fixed oils and extracts.

R&D and Technological Agricultural Practices

Through R&D, breeding, certification and good agricultural practices to be carried out within the zone, the aim is to ensure standardization in production and develop innovative agricultural products.

The zone also aims to preserve domestic genetic resources, reduce dependence on foreign sources in agricultural production and enhance the sector's competitiveness.