Turkiye: Carrot production in Beypazarı is struggling

Published 2024년 12월 7일

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Beypazarı, a district in Ankara, Turkey, is a major producer of carrots, accounting for about 40% of the country's output. The district relies heavily on agriculture, with around 30% of its population dependent on it. The process of carrot production involves uprooting, washing, and sorting the carrots, then storing them in cold storage for market demand. However, farmer Ali Osman Bozkaya has been experiencing difficulties due to decreasing water supplies and increasing costs of equipment as technology advances. He also pointed out that merchants only buy carrots that cost a minimum of 25 liras, despite the market price being between 45 and 60 liras.

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Ali Osman Bozkaya, a farmer in the Beypazarı district of Ankara, said, "Merchants do not pay for carrots that fall below 8 liras on average. If they buy them for 8 liras, this year's market is between 45 and 60 liras. The minimum cost of this is 25 liras. There is more, there is no less." In the Beypazarı district of 50 thousand, where approximately 40 percent of Turkey's carrot production is met, many vegetables and fruits, especially carrots, are produced. 30 percent of the district's population earn their living from agriculture. When it comes to carrots, one of the first places that comes to mind is Beypazarı, where carrot production is carried out almost 365 days a year. Harvest times differ according to high and low regions in Beypazarı, which also has high altitudes. The harvest of winter carrots, which are the most popular in Beypazarı, began with hundreds of workers going down to the fields. Seasonal workers, who start working in the fields at the first light of day, ...

Source: Sondakika