The harvest of red lentils continues in Diyarbakır, one of Turkey's most important agricultural centers. Due to the low input costs of the farmers in Diyarbakır, the cultivation area of red lentils has increased by 35 percent compared to last year, reaching 732 thousand decares. The drought concerns experienced by the producers due to the lack of precipitation in April gave way to joy with the precipitation in late April and May. The red lentils, which are harvested after months of hard work, put a smile on the face of the producer with the yield. "Hopefully, we will rank first in Turkey in harvest" Agriculture and Forestry Provincial Director Mustafa Ertan Atalar told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the lentil harvest, which continues uninterruptedly in the province, is 80 percent, and that the yields in the large areas outside some local areas due to the lack of precipitation in April are close to the average for many years. said that. The province, which fell to the second rank in terms of red lentils produced in Turkey due to the drought, is at the end of the harvest season.
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The harvest of red lentils continues in Diyarbakır, one of Turkey's most important agricultural centers. Due to the low input costs of the farmers in Diyarbakır, the cultivation area of red lentils has increased by 35 percent compared to last year, reaching 732 thousand decares. The drought concerns experienced by the producers due to the lack of precipitation in April gave way to joy with the precipitation in late April and May. The red lentils, which are harvested after months of hard work, put a smile on the face of the producer with the yield. "Hopefully, we will rank first in Turkey, again, in yield" Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, Mustafa Ertan Atalar, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the lentil harvest, which continues uninterruptedly in the province, was 80 percent, and that the yields in the large areas outside some local areas due to the lack of precipitation in April were close to the average for many years. Expressing that they expect the province, which ...
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