Samsun ranks first in fodder crop production in Turkey

It was reported that Samsun ranked first in Turkey in the production of the forage plant vetch with 374 thousand 610 tons. Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Sağlam, in his statement to reporters, drew attention to the fact that 39.05 percent of Samsun's 972 thousand 459 hectare surface area is cultivated agricultural area. Sağlam stated that the city ranks 16th in Turkey in terms of cultivated agricultural area and said the following: "While there are 74 thousand 243 farmers registered in the Farmer Registration System (ÇKS) in Samsun, 2 million 729 thousand 473 decares of land have been registered, which corresponds to 70 percent of the cultivated lands. In this context, 600 million liras of agricultural support payment was made in 2023. Fodder crops have a very important place in animal feeding, protecting the soil, increasing its productivity, crop rotation (shifting planting) and as green fertilizer. Samsun ranks first in fodder crop production with 374 ...