Early preparation for strawberry production in Aydin, Turkey

Published 2024년 9월 30일

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Strawberry producers in Aydın, Turkey, the province's leading strawberry producer, have started preparing their fields for the 2025 season despite the warm weather. The region's mild climate allows for 12 months of strawberry production. Farmers report satisfaction with the yield, quality, and prices, but are concerned about the lack of agricultural workers, with the sector largely dependent on labor from Syria. The increase in strawberry production and planting areas in Aydın is outpacing the availability of workers, despite mechanization. Barış Örgün, a local farmer, emphasized the challenges the sector faces due to the worker shortage, highlighting the importance of Syrian labor and expressing urgency due to the ongoing labor shortage.

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In Aydın, one of the provinces with the highest strawberry production in Turkey, strawberry producers, who have been quite productive and fertile in recent years, have gone to the fields early for the 2025 season. Although the weather has not yet cooled down in Aydın, farmers have started to prepare their strawberry fields. In Aydın, where strawberry production is carried out 12 months of the year due to its mild climate, producers went to the fields approximately 1 month earlier this year to grow the strawberries that make them smile. Many strawberry producers have already started to cultivate the land in the areas where they will plant strawberries. Stating that they are quite satisfied with both the yield, quality and prices, farmers stated that their only problem is finding people to work in the agricultural sector, and that the sector can currently survive with workers coming from Syria. Strawberry production, which is grown in all districts of Aydın and even among the main ...

Source: Sondakika