The first harvest of 2.6 million rosemary planted last year has begun in Turkey

Published 2021년 8월 11일

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The Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality has successfully harvested 2.6 million rosemary plants, as part of the Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Breeding Project (TABIP), aiming to boost rural development and provide financial benefits to farmers. This initiative, which involved distributing the seedlings across 1200 decares of land in Kocaeli, is set to increase the value added to farmers' products through a purchase guarantee and is expected to extend the production chain. A collaboration with TÜBİTAK aims to cultivate cosmetic medicine and natural nutritional supplements from these plants, potentially increasing the product range and providing a more lucrative income for farmers. The project is part of a larger strategy to prevent urban migration and leverage Turkey's diverse endemic plant life to tap into the global market worth $6 billion. The first harvest event was attended by local authorities and citizens, marking a significant achievement in the project.

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Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality made the first harvest of 2.6 million rosemary planted last year within the scope of the Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Breeding Project (TABIP) in order to support rural development. Speaking at the harvest event in the rosemary field in the Sepetçi District of Kandıra, farmer İbrahim Çelik, who benefited from the project, spoke at the harvest event, Metropolitan Mayor Tahir Büyükakın said that they continued their development move in agriculture and animal husbandry by expanding them in 2021. Reminding that 2.6 million rosemary seedlings were provided to farmers on 1200 decares of land throughout the city within the scope of TABIP, Büyükakın noted that they created a chain in which the added value would increase even more while choosing the products, and thus the added value that the farmers would receive would increase. Emphasizing that the farmers will be rewarded for their efforts at every stage thanks to the purchase guarantee, Büyükakın said, ...

Source: Sondakika