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10 thousand tons of certified seeds were exported to 8 countries from Adıyaman, Turkey

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Published Oct 21, 2022

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10 thousand tons of certified seeds were sold to 8 countries from Adıyaman. Seeds of 1,150 varieties of barley, bread and durum wheat, triticale, lentils, and chickpeas are being developed on a 15-hectare area in Eskihüsnümansur village research and development area. These developed seeds are sent to 8 countries, including Italy, Ukraine and Iran, as well as the domestic market.

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Nurettin Kıyas, Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that 7 companies in the city produce certified seeds. Expressing that the companies produced a total of 65 thousand tons of seeds this year and 10 thousand tons of this was exported, Kıyas said: "As Adıyaman, we supply 8 percent of wheat, barley, lentil, cotton and triticale seeds in Turkey. Wheat and barley seeds produced by a company attracted great attention against drought. These seeds are very good due to the climate change in Turkey for the last 3 years. "These varieties are sent to 8 countries outside our country. The production of certified seeds continues seriously under the control of our provincial directorate." Mehmet Akif Olgun, the official of one of the companies producing certified seeds in the city, also stated that they continue the seed business, which is their grandfather's profession. Stating that they produced 35 thousand tons of seeds this year, Olgun said, "We have ...
Source: Sondakika
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