Turkey: Autumn grain planting has started in Ankara's granary

Published 2021년 10월 18일

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Autumn grain planting has commenced at the Polatlı Agricultural Enterprise, which is part of the General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises (TİGEM) and covers about 100 thousand decares of land. The planting includes 80,000 decares of wheat, 3,000 decares of seed vetch, and 10,000 decares of yield vetch, with the high-yield variety 'Reis' expected to dominate in various regions. The Director of TİGEM Polatlı Agricultural Enterprise, Ünal Kılıç, mentioned that the enterprise aims to sell around 200 thousand tons of seeds in 2022, which would account for approximately 35 percent of the Turkish seed market.

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In Polatlı, the granary of ANKARA, autumn grain planting has started on an area of approximately 100 thousand decares. After planting at Polatlı Agricultural Enterprise operating under the General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises (TİGEM), the grain crop to be harvested in July will be transformed into seeds and brought to the farmer. TİGEM's 4th largest farm with 215 thousand decares of land, Polatlı Agricultural Enterprise, has started autumn grain planting. Planting activities will be carried out on an area of approximately 100 thousand decares in TİGEM's facility in Polatlı. In this context, 80,000 decares of wheat, 3 thousand decares of seed vetch, and 10 thousand decares of yield vetch will be planted. Planting done with the automation system will take about 20 days. 'Reis', 'Bezostaja' and 'Tosunbey' varieties are among the local varieties determined in accordance with both the needs of the region and the climatic conditions. At the same time, all of the varieties ...

Source: Sondakika