Turkey: Traditional rice planting method in Çukurca
Rice
Turkiye
Published May 26, 2021
Tridge summary
Farmers in Çukurca district, located at the zero point of the Iraqi border of HAKKARI, have started to prepare their paddy fields. The fields where agricultural machinery cannot be operated due to the conditions of the land are planted in a cooperative manner. Rice is also produced in Çukurca, which is famous for its stone houses, tahini, pomegranate and grapes made from sesame seeds. Paddy production in Çukurca with a population of approximately 10 thousand, which is approximately 80 kilometers away from Hakkari center, is carried out by traditional methods.
Original content
The farmers, who exhibit the best example of solidarity in the fields where agricultural machines cannot enter due to the conditions of the land, work in cooperation. In Çukurca, surrounded by rugged lands and high mountains, farmers who cultivate paddy with traditional methods enter the fields with the first light of the day, plow the soil together, and create paddy pools with shovels. Selahattin Taş, who planted the paddy field in front of his house in Yeşiltaş District with the help of his relatives and neighbors, stated that Çukurca rice is natural and healthy, and we work in the paddy fields in a cooperative manner. Turkey's best paddy is produced in our district; however we are experiencing difficulties due to the herds of pigs. We do it during the day, the pigs come and spoil it in the evening. We ...
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