Medicinal and aromatic plants are grown on an area of 11 thousand decares in Kırıkkale, Turkey

Published 2021년 6월 14일

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In Kırıkkale, Turkey, farmers are attempting to increase their income by planting medicinal and aromatic plants such as safflower, coriander, and lavender across approximately 11 thousand decares of land. The Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, Sırrı Yılmaz, mentioned that they have both demonstration plots and farmer-based plantings for these medicinal aromatic plants, and that there is no market issue for these products. The directorate is supporting the farmers with a 50% grant to establish a processing plant and providing other forms of support. Farmers like Ufuk Karabay from Sulubuk village are trying these crops for the first time and are satisfied with the results, despite the drought this year.

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In Kırıkkale, medicinal and aromatic plants were planted on an area of approximately 11 thousand decares in order to increase income-generating and alternative products. Farmers, who plant medicinal and aromatic plants such as safflower, coriander, black cumin, cumin, anise, fennel, sage, echinacea, şevketibostan, lavender, aim to earn high income. Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, Sırrı Yılmaz, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that they have a significant production area in the province with both demonstration plots and farmer-based plantings for medicinal aromatic plants. Yilmaz said: "This year, we planted 4 new aromatic medicinal plants in a demonstration plot in each of our 4 districts. Also, black seed, which was not cultivated in previous years, was planted on an area of 8 thousand decares, which was approximately 500 decares of cultivation area the previous year. "We have determined that they are very satisfied with their products and that their product development ...

Source: Sondakika