90 percent of Turkey's rosemary production is from Mersin

Published Dec 30, 2021

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The Mersin Regional Directorate of Forestry in Turkey reported that the city contributes 90% to the country's rosemary production, with the majority of the cultivation done in the forest management directorates of Tarsus, Erdemli, Gülnar, and Silifke across an area of 3,365 hectares. Despite producing 200 tons annually, Turkey still imports rosemary from Morocco and Tunisia due to insufficient domestic supply.

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MERSIN (AA) - Mersin Regional Directorate of Forestry reported that 90 percent of rosemary production in Turkey is met from the city. In the statement on the website of the directorate, it is stated that rosemary production is carried out in two-year periods in an area of 3 thousand 365 hectares within the forest management directorates of Tarsus, Erdemli, Gülnar and Silifke. In the statement, it was stated that rosemary production spreads in some parts of the city, and the following statements were included: "The annual average production in our Regional Directorate is 200 tons, but rosemary production is not sufficient for our country and imports are made from Morocco and Tunisia. In Turkey, in the ...

Source: Yenihaberden