Samsun Agriculture and Forestry Provincial Director İbrahim Sağlam aims to make Samsun the province with the highest hemp production in Turkey by increasing production to 5-10 thousand decares in 2023 and 2024. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has instructed Samsun to be positioned as the 'hemp production base' in Turkey, with an emphasis on meeting the needs of the textile industry. In addition to hemp, Samsun also produces other herbal products such as salep, lake onion, tulip, thyme, mint, Laurel, and sage, ranking 11th in the country for herbal production.