Turkey: The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry distributed 4 million seedlings to farmers in Istanbul

More than 4 million local seedlings and seed support, distributed to the farmers of Istanbul by the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, made the farmers smile, and it was reported that the support will continue to increase in the new season. Agricultural production has started in approximately 3 years on an empty, fallow or idle area of approximately 4.5 million decares with the Project of Enabling the Use of Agricultural Lands (TAKE) carried out by the General Directorate of Plant Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. With the project carried out by the Ministry since 2021, it is aimed to increase plant production by using different production techniques in empty, fallow, and idle areas in 81 provinces and in areas not suitable for cultivated agriculture. Special attention is paid to the production of strategic products here. It is planned to develop the production of cereals, legumes and oilseed plants with suitable varieties, taking ...