The last harvest of kundaru wheat was made in Tarsus, Turkey

The last harvest of kundaru wheat, which was planted under the leadership of Tarsus Municipality, was made with the participation of Mayor Haluk Bozdoğan. President Bozdoğan wore a shalwar, cap and took the sickle in his hand to draw attention to the efforts of the farmers of Tarsus. Tarsus Municipality, which started a local seed mobilization, completed the harvest in the wheat and barley fields it planted using ancestral seeds. Kunduru wheat and barley grown on an area of 90 decares planted by the municipality with its own resources were harvested. In the harvests, 40 tons of wheat and 10 tons of barley were harvested. Some of the obtained product was delivered to the seed gene bank to ensure the sustainability of local seeds and to pass them on to future generations, and some of them were distributed to producers. Thus, the cultivation area of domestic seed was increased. Wheat and some barley were also processed into flour and bran. While the obtained flour was delivered to ...