Turkiye: Chickpea harvest has begun in Kayseri on 29 thousand acres of land planted with donated seeds

Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Bülent Saklav told AA correspondent that Kayseri, the ancient city of Anatolia, is at an important point in agriculture and animal husbandry as well as in trade and industry. Saklav, who drew attention to the fact that Kayseri ranked 6th in Turkey as of the end of 2023 in terms of the size of the cultivated area, said, "We also rose to 5th place in the production amount of grains and other plant products. We have 18 products in the top 10 in Turkey." Saklav, who stated that Kayseri ranked 8th in chickpea production among legumes last year, noted the following: "Last year, we produced approximately 22 thousand tons of chickpeas. Of course, in order to increase this, at the beginning of 2024, with the support of our Ministry, Governorship, Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality and other district municipalities, we distributed 373 thousand kilograms of 50 percent grant seeds and planted them in an area of 29 thousand decares. We gave a ...