Turkey: CHP's Gürer calls for support to melon producers

Published 2024년 10월 28일

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CHP Niğde Deputy Ömer Fethi Gürer met with melon producers who have left their produce in the field due to low prices, raising concerns about the lack of government support and the financial strain faced by farmers. The politicians highlighted the significant losses farmers have incurred, with some melons becoming un sellable and being used as animal feed. Gürer proposed legislation to delay farmer debts until 2027, with no interest, and suggested a 1% share of the national income for farmers in the 2025 budget, amounting to 615 billion liras. He also emphasized the rise in fake fertilizer use, which is exacerbating the financial plight of farmers, and called for immediate action to address these issues.

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(ANKARA) - CHP Niğde Deputy Ömer Fethi Gürer, who came together with melon producers whose products remained in the field, stated that the producers left their melons in the field due to low prices and called on the government; "Take care of the producer, provide the necessary support as soon as possible so that they can produce next year." CHP Niğde Deputy Ömer Fethi Gürer visited the melon field with Uğur Tekeli, who produces melons in the Altunhisar district of Niğde. Gürer, who touched on the problems experienced by the producers, emphasized that the products sold by the producers could not even cover their losses and said the following: "When the melons ripened in the field, the producers said that the merchants did not come, they could not sell their melons, no one bought them for 1-1.5 liras per kilo, and the product remained in the field because the labor was high. We are currently in the melon field. They used some of the melons as animal feed." "Melons were worthless, ...

Source: Sondakika