EkoNiva awarded as best employer in the Russian agricultural sector

The EkoNiva Group's HR policy is unique in that it relies on trust in young professionals and their rapid career development in key positions. The group offers employees with no experience a fast start, ongoing training and an attractive environment within the company. Programmes are also developed to provide accommodation for employees, improve conditions for moving to the countryside and actively support social projects in the villages.

"With our HR department, we are continuously working on improving the offer as an attractive employer, diversifying it for different categories of employees and attracting staff to the agricultural sector", said Tatiana Lyapina, deputy general director for HR at EkoNiva.

About Ekosem-Agrar

Ekosem-Agrar AG, Walldorf, is the German holding company of the Ekoniva Group, one of the largest Russian agricultural companies. A herd of more than 233,000 cattle (thereof over 112,000 dairy cows) and a daily milk output of close to 3,400 tons of raw milk make the company the largest milk producer in the country. The Group controls an agricultural land area of approx. 630,000 hectares and is also one of the leading Russian seed producers. The founder and CEO of the company is Stefan Dürr, who has been active in the Russian agricultural sector since the end of the 1980s and has been instrumental in modernizing the industry in the past three decades. In 2009, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in recognition of his contributions to the German-Russian Dialogue on Agriculture. The Group employs some 13,500 people and has a presence in nine administrative areas in Russia. Ekosem-Agrar generated a total output of EUR 616 million and EBITDA of EUR 190 million in 2020.