10 thousand tons of certified seeds were exported to 8 countries from Adıyaman, Turkey

10 thousand tons of certified seeds were sold to 8 countries from Adıyaman. Seeds of 1,150 varieties of barley, bread and durum wheat, triticale, lentils, and chickpeas are being developed on a 15-hectare area in Eskihüsnümansur village research and development area. These developed seeds are sent to 8 countries, including Italy, Ukraine and Iran, as well as the domestic market. Nurettin Kıyas, Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that 7 companies in the city produce certified seeds. Expressing that the companies produced a total of 65 thousand tons of seeds this year and 10 thousand tons of this was exported, Kıyas said: "As Adıyaman, we supply 8 percent of wheat, barley, lentil, cotton and triticale seeds in Turkey. Wheat and barley seeds produced by a company attracted great attention against drought. These seeds are very good due to the climate change in Turkey for the last 3 years. "These varieties are sent to 8 countries outside our ...