The Atakum Municipality in Samsun, Turkey, is set to distribute 10,000 ancestral seeds to producers through its 'Volunteer Producer' program. The seeds, which include 25 varieties, will be shared by the AtaTohum Center, the first ancestral seed bank in the Black Sea Region. A contract will be signed with the volunteers, who will receive pre-training from the municipality's agricultural engineers, to ensure efficient cultivation and adherence to no pesticide or fertilizer use without consultation. In return, the volunteers will deliver some of the new ancestral seeds to the AtaTohum Center.