Turkey: Cheery saplings planted 17 years ago became export gates

Published 2021년 6월 5일

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The article highlights the success of an initiative by the Manavgat District Governor's Office in 2004 to distribute early cherry seedlings to forest villagers, aiming to provide an alternative crop and source of income. The cherry cultivation in the Burmahan District has become substantial, covering around 1,000 acres and yielding significantly, with an estimated production of 600 thousand tons this year. These cherries are primarily grown in the highland region at an altitude of 800 meters in the Taurus Mountains and are exported mainly to European countries, with this year marking the start of exports to South Korea. The Manavgat Chamber of Agriculture is actively supporting and advising farmers to cultivate a variety of other crops suitable for the region.

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Early cherry seedlings were distributed in 2004 by the Manavgat District Governor's Office in order to raise alternative crops for the forest villagers in the district. Cherries planted on an area of approximately one thousand acres in Burmahan District have started to yield. Depending on climatic factors, approximately 600 thousand tons of products were collected from cherry orchards this year. The cherries, which are bought by exporting companies in the neighborhood, are sent to European countries and various countries of the world. Producers said that exporting companies, whose weight is on average 45 liras, found the opportunity to export to South Korea this year. Manavgat District Governor Mustafa Yiğit, District Agriculture and Forestry Director Ömür Ozan Çakal and President of the Chamber of Agriculture Rasim Metin visited the cherry orchards in Burmahan District and listened to the problems of the producers. Governor Mustafa Yiğit stated that the district is at the ...

Source: Haber7