Turkey: The entrepreneur who quit potato production, established an ostrich farm in Nevşehir is preparing for export

Özcan Sayın, who quit potato production and established an ostrich farm in Derinkuyu district of Nevşehir, reached a production capacity of 250 puppies per year. Özcan Sayın, who has been dealing with potato farming for many years in the district, met ostrich farming in 2014 while researching alternative farming areas. He started to look after 3 ostriches, which he bought as a hobby, and by developing the business, he established a farm with a total of 24 ostriches, 8 of which were male, with an annual turnover of 300 thousand liras. Sayin is preparing to take a step towards exporting with the ostrich, whose eggs, chicks, meat, feathers and skin find a market. Özcan Sayın told Anadolu Agency (AA) that ostrich production is not known enough in Turkey, and that it is easy to process and operate. Saying that the people of the district are mainly engaged in potato planting and cattle breeding, Mr. Sayın said, "The efficiency and income of ostrich breeding is very good. At least we can ...