Turkey's chickpea production is expected to rise by 22.1 percent this year

Chickpea production, which is still being harvested all over Turkey, is expected to increase by 22.1 percent this year compared to last year and reach 580 thousand tons. According to the information obtained by the AA correspondent from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, chickpea is preferred by the farmers because it is not difficult to grow and can be planted in arid areas in Anatolia. Chickpeas, which can also be consumed green without the seeds drying out, decorate the tables in dried form as a meal, especially in winter. In the 2020/2021 marketing year of chickpea, the domestic usage amount was 509 thousand tons, the per capita consumption was 5.1 kilograms and the qualification rate was 122.3 percent. While the average chickpea production for the last 5 years reached 567 thousand tons in the country, the average yield was calculated at the level of 116 kilograms per decare. Within the scope of the estimation of the Turkish Statistical Institute, it is predicted that ...