About Us

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Kaiima Seeds is a castor genetics and breeding company that develops innovative castor hybrids improving plant productivity on a large scale and in modern agricultural systems.

The CastorMaxx© platform is an industry-leading castor production system that drives castor productivity to new heights. CastorMaxx© hybrids offer game-changing yield and benefits to growers. The platform is supported by experts in breeding, crop management and research aimed at customizing castor farming to fit the needs of each single market.

Kaiima is committed to developing new, pioneering solutions that sustainably improve the global production of food, feed, feedstock, bio-based oil and oil by-products.

Our Purpose

Kaiima means sustainability in hebrew (בר קיימא).

Castor oil disposes of all the properties, some of them superior to mineral oils, to substitute mineral oils in all its uses, however in a sustainable manner. Currently, castor oi lis one of the products that fit in the concept of circular economy, for it is fully recyclable and has low environmental impact.

Kaiima’s purpose is developing sustainable, environmentally correct, agronomically viable and economically profitable solutions through castor and its by-products.

Kaiima aims at incisively contributing to the development of a sustainable world through circular economy.

Our mission

Finding customized, renewable and scalable solutions – sustainably and economically producing castor oil as a renewable feedstock for the high-value, bio-based products industry.

Our vision

Providing economic opportunity, value and innovation through sustainable and renewable products.

Our values

Innovation

Kaiima integrates innovation in all its platforms. CastorMaxx©, a castor development platform integrates high-end breeding with advanced molecular lab support and a resourceful agro-technology team.

Creativity

Israel – a hot bed of innovation, became a magnet for some of the best, brightest and most talented professionals in agri-tech. This is the talent pool that regularly devotes their expertise, time and energy to Kaiima. This impressive effort continuously leads Kaiima’s strong work to new heights and regularly inspires new goals and more ambitious missions.

Sustainability

​One of Kaiima’s chief goals is to help meet future production needs while respecting local ecosystems. Kaiima’s CastorMaxx© aims at customizing Castor cultivation for different markets, as a profitable rotational crop, hence increasing crop yields and expanding use of land for beneficial agriculture.

Teamwork

None of what we do would be possible without our dedicated employees, committed partners and valued shareholders.

​ESMS – Policy

At Kaiima, Sustainability is multiplied both through what we produce and how we produce it.

Operating in an Environmental and Socially responsible manner promotes sustainable development of our business and of all our influenced and interested parties.

Kaiima invests resources to maintain an effective ESMS that complies with SA8000 and ISO14001 requirements.

At Kaiima, we are committed to:

  • Reduce our adverse environmental impacts and promote pollution prevention practices
  • Care for the welfare of our employees
  • Comply with all E&S applicable regulatory requirements
  • Maintain active stakeholder engagement
  • Promote environmental and socially responsible practices among primary supply chain partners