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Turkey: Muğla distributed 97,599 aromatic plants

Turkiye
Published May 23, 2021

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Muğla Metropolitan Municipality, which has implemented the "Koku Valley" project consisting of aromatic plants on 30 decares of land, also supports the citizens with the seedlings it distributes. Muğla Metropolitan Municipality initiated in 2017, 11 acres of lavender, 5 acres of rosemary, 5 acres of thyme, 5 acres of sage, and 4 acres of various medicinal and aromatic plants continue to bear fruit.

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Muğla Metropolitan Municipality, which took the first harvest of lavender last year, has distributed 97 thousand 599 medicinal and aromatic plant seedlings to 30 citizens within the scope of the fragrance valley project since 2019. Lavender production is predominant among medicinal and aromatic plants distributed by Muğla Metropolitan Municipality. In addition to lavender, herbs such as thyme, sage, mint, rosemary, marjoram, lemongrass will be produced, and it is aimed to increase the income levels of producers by producing by-products with high market shares from these plants such as essential oils, cosmetics, spices and herbal tea. Muğla Metropolitan Mayor Dr. Osman Gürün "Our aim is to know the value of our fertile lands and to give them their right. We want our peasants to cultivate their lands with high value-added products ...
Source: Sondakika
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