Turkey: Salep harvest started in Ordu

Published 2021년 5월 23일

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The article highlights the agricultural development initiatives by the Ordu Metropolitan Municipality, led by Mehmet Hilmi Güler, aimed at making Ordu a self-sufficient city and generating additional income for local producers. The initiative has seen the cultivation of the salep plant, which is used in various food and medicinal products, starting with two farmers in 2019 and expanding to over 30 by 2020, with plans to add 30 more in 2021. This project is part of a larger strategy to diversify Ordu's agricultural production beyond hazelnuts, as the region has limited open land. The harvested salep will be purchased from the producers and sold through the ORTAR company. Local producers are optimistic about the potential of these initiatives to provide alternative sources of income.

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Ordu Metropolitan Mayor Dr. The agricultural development attack initiated by Mehmet Hilmi Güler in line with the principle of 'self-sufficient city' in order to develop agriculture in the province of Ordu, to expand the production of different agricultural products, to utilize idle lands and to 'feed the citizens where they were born' continues to bear fruit. The harvest season has started for the salep plant, which is one of the products initiated by Ordu Metropolitan Municipality Department of Agriculture and Livestock Services in 2019 to bring additional income to producers. Stating that the production of sahlep, which is a plant with high medicinal and aromatic value, which is consumed intensively in the form of hot drinks and is also used in ice cream production and milk desserts, started to be tested with 2 farmers in 2019, increased to 23 farmers in 2020 Head of Animal Husbandry Services Department Ahmet Ultav stated that they will increase the production in this area by ...

Source: Sondakika