Turkey: Increasing local varieties in agricultural production in TRNC gives positive results

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Agricultural Research Institute (TAE) Director Cem Karaca stated that the country's efforts to increase agricultural production in grains and legumes have yielded positive results and said, "We have developed 2 local varieties of barley, and 3-4 varieties are on the way. In peanuts, 4 of them are local, one of which is local." "We got good yield from the production of 5 varieties brought from Turkey." said. Karaca made evaluations to the AA correspondent about the studies on local barley varieties produced in TRNC and peanuts, which yielded more than expected yield in trial planting. Emphasizing that they have been carrying out important work with the support of Turkey in order to reduce the foreign dependency of the TRNC by improving agricultural production in the last 3-4 years, Karaca stated that they are trying to develop local varieties of barley and peanuts while increasing production. Karaca stated that breeding studies are ...