Turkey: Mushroom production with government support, provides jobs for thousands of people in Yayladağı

Within the scope of the project, which was prepared in cooperation with the Yayladağı District Governorship and Yayladağı Municipality, the cultivated mushroom, which started to be cultivated in 25 rooms at the first stage, became a source of income for both the local people and the Bayırbucak Turkmens staying in the shelter centers in the district with its production area reaching 200. "50 FAMILIES MAKE PRODUCTION FOR 6 MONTHS" Yayladağı Mayor Mehmet Yalçın said that strawberries, which were planted in the district about 10 years ago as an alternative to tobacco, with state support, received domestic and foreign demand. Stating that they export 60 percent of the 10,000 tons of strawberries they produce annually, Yalçın noted that in recent years, mushroom production has become widespread in the district in addition to strawberries. Stating that cultivated mushroom cultivation started three years ago in Yayladağı, Yalçın continued as follows: "The mushroom, which is called 'white ...