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WE ARE
CULTIVERS

We are an Italian
producer organization

Cultiva, is an Italian producer organization, which has offices, plant and farms in Europe, Central and North America with a total of more than 250 employees.

We’re passionate about agriculture, we grow baby leaves indoor and outdoor. We are among the main Fresh cut players. We grow conventional and organic salads, our flagship line. In Italy, we work as co-packer for the main private labels but we supply our customers with our Cultiva® brand, in Italy and abroad, as well.

What we do

We grow baby leaf products both indoor and outdoor, organic and conventional salads. We operate as co-packer for the main retailers’ private labels and we supply our customers with Cultiva® branded salads.

Every day, we pursue the goal of giving shape to a new agriculture; a business model focused towards the future and circular responsibility. As Cultivers, we feel in duty of contributing to create a virtuous supply chain. We want to be the innovation leader both on the field and on product development.

Our Mission

We do cultivate and promote a circular responsible model of business to enhance land values, its products and supply chain protagonists, from producers to consumers in order to give shape to a new agriculture.

Our Vision

Development, products and people have been and will always be the pillars of CULTIVA

Our history

Cultiva  history  starts in  Chioggia (Veneto region) flies to the USA, makes  a stop in the UK  and Sweden and then goes back to Italy in the new millennium. Boscolo Sesillo family, Cultiva founders, are the first “new world” explorers growing and spreading one of the most typical Italian products: radicchio.

Everything  started  from a  “problem”:  I was  unemployed.  My brothers  and I decided  to continue with  my  father’s job, the farmer: so we expanded the production of radicchio using the skills acquired during my previous experience as export manager in Africa.The key to success has been to be able to transform a need into an opportunity and this allowed us to be where we are now. 

Giancarlo Boscolo Sesillo

Chairman of Cultiva group 

1972

San Basilio’s fields acquisition

1982

Buonumore’s fields acquisition

1987

the first time in the USA and Rare seeds foundation

1988

The first radicchio harvest in Georgia (USA)

1990

Royal Rose foundation(Salinas, California)

1994

Starting of commercial relationships with the UK

1994

Marcabò was established in order to manage farm lands

1998

Establishment of the trading company M.B. Produce (now Cultiva Europe), dedicated to North Europe customer base

2003

O.P. Valle Padana was founded

2005

Inauguration of Fresh-cut plantin Taglio di Po (RO)

2015

O.P. Valle Padana becomes Cultiva - SHAPING AGRICULTURE

2016

CULTIVA Farms USA and a joint venture with Taylor Farms in Florida with 870 greenhouses

2019

CULTIVA USA new offices grand opening

2021

Cultiva evolution SHAPING A NEW AGRICULTURE