Turkey: With this project, Aydin will get rid of dependence on Israeli seeds

While the Ata Seed project, initiated by Aydın Metropolitan Municipality 10 years ago, continues to grow exponentially every year, farmers will get rid of their dependence on Israeli seeds with the project initiated under the instructions of Mayor Özlem Çerçioğlu. Mayor Çerçioğlu underlined that they do not want Israeli seeds and that local and national seeds should be protected; “We need to protect our local and national seeds. I say it every year. We do not want seeds from Israel. "We call it our own seeds," he said. Seedlings obtained from the "Ancestor Seeds" project initiated by Aydın Metropolitan Municipality to prevent the loss of Aydın's local seeds and transfer them to future generations continue to be introduced to citizens. Seedlings obtained from dozens of different varieties of vegetables and fruits were distributed free of charge to citizens this year, as every year. While citizens showed great demand for the seedlings distributed under the instructions of Mayor ...