The Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality has built sunflower seed concrete drying areas at 5 locations in Kayseri to meet the demand of local farmers. Kayseri ranks first in Turkey in sunflower seed production, and the municipality aims to make the city an agricultural hub. The drying areas, with a total area of 10 thousand square meters and a total cost of 3 million TL, will also be used to dry other products such as pumpkin seeds and apricots.