As an alternative to apricots, cultivated mulberries are a joy to behold

In Dilek Mahallesi, a neighborhood of Malatya's Yeşilyurt district, 70-year-old Haydar Duman, who produces mulberries on a 7-dönüm plot of land, said that he has found buyers for his dried mulberries, which he grows as an alternative to apricots, at up to 500 TL. Haydar Duman, who has been producing mulberries for about 10 years, stated that due to marketing difficulties in the early years, he could not evaluate most of his products, but in the last 2-3 years, he has been able to put his products on sale. Duman noted that this year's cold weather reduced the harvest, but despite this, they obtained quality products. "I found buyers for the dried product at up to 500 TL," Duman said. He stated that he obtained approximately 500 kilograms of product this year, "Due to the cold, the yield was low. Normally, I can get between two to three tons. This year, we managed to ...