In Turkey, Muratpaşa harvested the sesame seeds it planted

Published 2021년 11월 15일

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Muratpaşa Municipality in ANTALYA, Turkey, initiated agricultural production in April of the previous year as part of efforts to address potential food shortages due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The project, spearheaded by Mayor Ümit Uysal, has seen the cultivation of corn, wheat, ginger, and sesame, with a total yield of 22,770 kilograms last year. The produce was shared with the local community. The municipality also launched a balcony gardening project to involve residents in production and distributed herb- and vegetable-filled pots to 5,000 houses. The initiative aims to emphasize the importance of urban production and continues to be a source of local agriculture within an urban setting.

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Agricultural production works in Muratpaşa, the center of urban life in ANTALYA, started in April last year with the initiatives of Mayor Ümit Uysal. In the studies that started to draw attention to the food shortage that may be caused by the Covid-19 epidemic and to emphasize the importance of continuity in agricultural production, corn was planted first. From farm to table Muratpaşa Municipality harvested 12,700 kilograms of corn last year. The harvest was turned into corn flour and shared with the residents of the district. After corn, wheat farming started on 45 decares in Yamansaz region. Muratpaşa Municipality obtained approximately 20 tons of product. Wheat was also delivered to the residents of the district as bulgur in kilogram packages. However, ginger production, which has become increasingly popular in recent years, has also started. In the greenhouses of the municipality in the Ermenek District, the trial production yielded results in an area of 500 meters. ...

Source: Antalyaekspres