Ödemiş was festive with chestnut festival in Turkey

Chestnut Kernel

Turkiye

Published Nov 8, 2021

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The "Chestnut Festival", organized for the second time this year by Ödemiş Municipality with the support of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, created enthusiasm in the district. In the events attended by the Deputy Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Mustafa Özuslu, the promotion of chestnut, which is one of the important income sources of the district, and efforts to increase its market share came to the fore. Festival enthusiasm was experienced in Ödemiş, one of the few chestnut production centers in Turkey.

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İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor Mustafa Özuslu, Ödemiş Mayor Mustafa Eriş, CHP İzmir Deputy Mahir Polat and many citizens attended the opening of the festival in Ovacık Village, which was held for the second time this year with the support of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. The activities to be done to promote chestnut and increase its market share were also discussed at the festival. "We are with you" Stating that İzmir Metropolitan Municipality supports the agricultural activities of producers and villagers in every field, Mustafa Özuslu said, "20 of every 100 kilograms of chestnut produced in Turkey comes out in this basin. We are trying to promote chestnuts to the country and the world. We know that,” he said. Those who say 'there is no inflation' should ask the villagers Expressing that the producer was crushed by the increasing costs, Özuslu said: "Your biggest need is fertilizer, medicine and diesel. All my producer friends know what these three inputs mean. A ...

Source: Sondakika