Nevşehir produces 31 percent of Turkey's pumpkin seeds for snacks

The pumpkin seeds, which can be produced in arid and irrigated conditions and preferred in the Nevşehir region due to its advantages in cultivation and marketing, were harvested. Nevşehir Governor İnci Sezer Becel also participated in the harvest in the field belonging to Çiftçi Musa Güney in Kaymaklı town of Nevşehir. After receiving information from the authorities about the production, Governor Becel sorted pumpkin seeds with the women. Governor Becel, in his statement here, said, "Pumpkin seeds are one of our geographically indicated products. We meet 31 percent of Turkey's production in the field of pumpkin seeds. We have an annual production of over 20 thousand tons. Our most important product in the region after potatoes, dry beans and raisins. "We all know that food will come to the fore in the world of the future. We continue to work on the development of these alternative products in our city," he said. Stating that the production of zucchini for snacks can be made in ...