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Terviva Inc.

Growing the world’s most scalable, cost-effective and environmentally friendly source of oil and protein

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Naveen Sikka

Founder & CEO at Terviva Inc.

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Employees 51–100
Headquarters Alameda, California, United States
Founded in 2010, Terviva is an agricultural innovation company partnering with farmers to grow pongamia, a climate-resilient tree which which helps to reforest land and revitalize communities. Pongamia is uniquely suited to meet today’s environmental challenges because it sequesters carbon, improves soil health and water quality while growing on land where other crops can’t grow. This helps to avoid deforestation and revitalize agricultural lands and communities around the world.

After more than a decade of innovation, Terviva has developed a way to harvest and transform pongamia beans into sustainable food ingredients and bioenergy. The company's transparent and equitable supply chain spans wild harvesting and non-GMO bean collection in India as well as roughly 1,500 acres of pongamia planted around the world in Florida, Hawaii and Australia.

Currently Operating in Three Regions

Press Mentions

July 16, 2024

Indian Supertree: A Sustainable Florida Citrus Alternative - Clean Future

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July 15, 2024

Crop offers renewable energy, protein

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July 13, 2024

The Making Of Sugarcane Juice Youtube

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July 9, 2024

Pongamia trees grow where citrus once flourished, offering renewable energy and plant-based protein

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July 8, 2024

This pioneering crop offers a source of renewable energy, protein

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March 29, 2024

Terviva to 'divert Pongamia volumes more towards biofuels & feed'

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