Turkey: Sorghum-Sudan grass planting is supported in Niğde

Sorghum-Sudan grass seeds distributed in Niğde to support forage crop production and to popularize plants that consume less water were introduced into the soil. Governor Cahit Çelik, Mayor Emrah Özdemir and Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Asım Baş participated in the planting of sorghum-sudan grass hybrid seeds in approximately 70 decares of field near Sazlıca town belonging to young farmer Gökhan Tuğrul. Governor Çelik and Mayor Özdemir planted the plant, which consumes less water, with a tractor. Çelik said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry supports the plant with 75 percent. Stating that this support was provided to a total of 55 farmers in Niğde, Çelik said: " The cultivation of this grass continues in 26 provinces in Turkey. The sorghum-sudan grass hybrid consumes less water than the corn cultivated before, which requires more water, especially in the Konya ...