Turkey: Safflower is harvested by high school students on 100 decares of land in Kayseri

Published Sep 13, 2022

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Students at a vocational high school in Kayseri, Turkey, have harvested saffflowers planted on 100 decares of land, with support from local authorities and the district governor's office. The students were responsible for various aspects of the crop's growth, including fertilization, hoeing, and irrigation. The harvest is expected to yield around 4-5 tons of safflower oil, which will be used to fund a greenhouse and the planting of sugar beet or wheat in the future. The students involved expressed that they learned valuable practical skills through the experience.

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The first safflower planted on 100 decares of land was harvested by the students of the vocational high school, which provides food, agriculture and animal husbandry education in the Bünyan district of Kayseri. 49 students of Büyüktuzhisar Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, which provides education in the field of food, agriculture and livestock in Tuzhisar District, which is approximately 45 kilometers from the city center, and under the leadership of their teachers, 100 decares of land owned by Bünyan Municipality, Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, District Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry. , planted safflower in April with the support of the district governor's office. The students reinforced the knowledge they learned in the lessons by working actively in jobs such as fertilization, hoeing and irrigation in the 5 months after planting. Making a statement to the journalists at the harvest event in the field, Provincial Director of National ...

Source: Sondakika