The rice harvest season has started in Kırıkkale, Turkey, a key rice-producing region, with farmers benefiting from a 50 percent grant leading to high yields. The harvest, part of a project covering 5700 decares in Sulakyurt district, was inaugurated with a ceremony in Yeşilli village. Officials, including Governor Mehmet Makas and Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Fatih Ateş, thanked the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for its support, highlighting rice's regional significance. Dr. Veyis Yurtkulu emphasized the growing importance of food security amid pandemics and wars, noting that grant seed support will continue next year.