Crisis grows in industrial plant hops produced only in Bilecik, Turkey

While the contracts of the producers of industrial plant hops, which are produced only in the Pazaryeri district of Bilecik and used in many sectors, especially in food in Turkey, were terminated by the buyer institution, some farmers had to disrupt their hop fields. He announced that he would not buy crops from the producer whose 10-year contract expired after his factory, which produces 150 tons of hops per year in Pazaryeri, is a source of livelihood, and only grows in the district due to the climatic conditions in Turkey, after it decided to shrink by 25 percent. While the contracts of 82 producer farmers, whose 10-year contracts with the factory were expired, were terminated, 82 producer farmers own approximately 400 decares of hops land. An evaluation meeting was held with the hop producers in the district with the participation of Pazaryeri District Governor Ferhat Altay, Mayor Zekiye Tekin, Chamber of Agriculture President Harun İphar and Herb-Rose Cooperative President ...