Turkiye: Denizli, the milk production center of the Aegean

Published 2024년 12월 11일

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Denizli province in Turkey is the fifth largest supplier of raw milk in the country and hosts a significant number of milk collection centers in the Aegean Region. The province is home to a large number of cattle and small cattle farms, with many being disease-free and approved for dairy production. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has provided substantial financial support to breeders and farms in Denizli. The province is also implementing projects to increase productivity in small ruminants and improve forage crops, and has conducted training for female producers in milk hygiene and good production practices as part of the Pink Boots project.

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DENİZLİ (İHA) – Denizli, which ranks 5th in Turkey in terms of the amount of raw milk supplied to the industry, is the province with the most milk collection centers in the Aegean Region. The dairy industry is among the most dynamic production areas in the livestock sector. When the number of animals and milk production amounts by species in Turkey are examined, the number of cattle in Denizli is 262,500, the number of cattle farming enterprises is 19,076, the number of small cattle is 672,683, and the number of enterprises is 7,847. There are 91 disease-free enterprises and 3 approved dairy farms in the province. Denizli, which ranks 4th in terms of disease-free enterprises in Turkey, obtains 90.5 percent of the milk produced from cattle. Denizli ranks 5th in Turkey in terms of the amount of raw milk supplied to the industry. Denizli, which hosts 30.37 percent of the milk collection centers operating in the Aegean Region with 629 milk collection centers, is the province with the ...

Source: Sondakika