Turkey: Peanut harvest has begun in Edirne

Producers entered the fields for the harvest of peanuts, which is one of the traditional agricultural products of the district and registered as "Meriç peanuts". The peanuts, which are removed from the soil with the help of hand and machine, are left to dry after passing through sieves. Due to its high yield and yield, producers in many villages in Meriç gave up on wheat and sunflower planting and started planting peanuts, while the peanut cultivation area exceeded 3 thousand decares in Alibeyköy this year. “Peanut butter flour paste and cookies are also made with high protein” Alibeyköy Agricultural Development Cooperative President Yavuz Zorlu Tuna said, "About 3 thousand decares of peanuts have been planted in our village. We sell it as a snack. At the same time, we want it to crush its oil and use it as flour. As the villagers, we are satisfied. We want to increase production to 10 thousand decares. As a cooperative. "We want to encourage our people. Our work for peanut ...