A handful of ancestral seeds regenerated the age-old tomato 'Guldar' in Turkey

Published 2021년 9월 7일

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Karaaslan, President of BİNÇEVDER, has dedicated his life to reviving the production of the century-old 'Guldar' tomato, rarely grown in the city. Starting with a few seeds on 10 decares of land, his efforts have yielded 100 million seeds and 50 million seedlings, leading to the production of 70 tons of tomatoes. He distributes most seedlings for free to encourage production in the region and plans to sell seeds and seedlings in the future. The Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry and Bingöl University are processing the geographical indication registration for the 'Guldar' tomato. Karaaslan emphasizes the health benefits of the tomato and aims to increase its production across Turkey.

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Karaaslan, who is also the President of Bingöl Sustainable Development, Environment, Youth and Civil Society Development Association (BİNÇEVDER), devoted his life to the continuation of natural life. Karaaslan, 57, who has been working in various non-governmental organizations such as the TEMA Foundation for years, has been working on the production of the century-old tomato, which is rarely produced in the city lately and takes its name from the Akdurmuş village, known as "Guldar" in Zazaki in the region where the first product was produced. Karaaslan, who started production on a total of 10 decares of land in Akdurmuş village and Karşıyaka District 4 years ago, procured a handful of seeds and rented from him, and obtained 100 million seeds, 50 million seedlings, 70 tons of tomatoes with great efforts. Karaaslan, which distributes most of the seedlings obtained from the seeds to the farmers in the region free of charge in order to spread the tomato production, aims to start ...

Source: Yenihaberden