Turkey: Artichokes grown in Hatay are in high demand

Artichoke, which is a healing store grown in HATAY, is in high demand during the pandemic period. Elif Ovalı, a lecturer and a farmer at the Department of Business Administration at Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, said, "The artichoke in this region is the earliest artichoke." Artichoke grown in the city known as the earliest artichoke in Turkey attracts great attention during the pandemic period. Adnan Murat Teoman (42) and Elif Ovalı (50), who started production with local seeds in an area of 5 decares 5 years ago in the region, are now growing artichokes on 40 decares of land. Saying that artichoke is a very valuable product for the Hatay region, Adnan Murat Teoman said, "We have been working on artichokes for about 5 years. After finding the local seeds, we increased these seeds every year. Artichoke is not a one-year plant anyway, it stays in the soil like a summer. "In the months of the year, leaf death occurs and after the necessary maintenance is done again in the winter, ...