Raw watermelon teams on duty in Turkey fields

Published 2021년 5월 25일

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Adana, a city in Turkey and a major contributor to the country's watermelon production, has initiated the 'raw watermelon teams' initiative. This initiative, launched in 2016 by the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry and agriculture chambers, aims to prevent the harvesting of underripe watermelons. The teams work in areas with high watermelon cultivation, ensuring that only fully ripe watermelons are allowed to be harvested and sold. This measure is taken to maintain the brand value of Adana's renowned watermelons and to protect both the producers and consumers from purchasing or harvesting underripe watermelons, which can negatively affect market prices and consumer satisfaction.

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In Adana, which meets a significant part of Turkey's watermelon production, the 'raw watermelon teams' established to prevent the harvest before the fruit ripens, try to prevent the raw watermelons from being offered to the consumer in the field. Harvesting continues in Adana, which ranks second after China in watermelon production and meets Turkey's needs of 20-25 percent. In 2016, "raw watermelon teams" were formed by the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry and agriculture chambers in order to protect the brand value of Adana watermelon, which is famous for its taste, aroma, smell and color. Teams follow the harvest in the fields and try to prevent raw watermelons from reaching the citizens. The teams working in the districts where watermelon cultivation is high destroy the watermelons determined to be harvested before they mature, with the decision of the governorship. Notifying the district agriculture directorate that they are going to harvest one day in ...

Source: Sondakika