Turkey: Forest villagers earned 18.9 million TL from chestnut and laurel production

SAMSUN (UAV) – Forest villagers earned a total income of 18.9 million TL, 16.5 million TL from 1500 tons of laurel and 2.4 million TL from 400 tons of chestnuts they produced in the forest area. The forest area in Samsun, which had a forest area of 365 thousand 517 hectares in 2002, increased by 5.4 percent as of this year and reached an area of 389 thousand 478 hectares. Amasya Regional Directorate of Forestry has 86 projects in Samsun this investment year. Within the scope of the cadastre project, forest cadastre and 2/B article implementation started in 81 units in Samsun in 2021. Work has been completed in 73 units. Forest villagers earned 18.9 million TL from laurel and chestnut Within the scope of medicinal and aromatic plant production within the scope of the regional directorate, there is 25 thousand decares of laurel forest in Samsun, approximately 1500 tons of annual production is made and an income of 16.5 million TL is provided to the villagers. In the Samsun plans ...