Turkey: Sorghum Sudan Grass Project in Tokat

Published Oct 9, 2024

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The "Sorghum Sudan Grass Hybrid Production Dissemination Project" has successfully provided a high-yield feed crop to three farmers in Tokat, Turkey, as part of the Program for the Activation of Agricultural Land Use (TAKE). The sorghum sudan grass hybrid, planted on 10 decares of land after wheat harvest, requires less water, fertilizer, and seed, and yielded 7 tons per decare. The project aims to reduce feed costs and increase profit margin for livestock breeders, with the potential to contribute to the country's economy by disseminating the product. The harvest was celebrated with local authorities, who encourage other farmers to try the crop.

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The "Sorghum Sudan Grass Hybrid Production Dissemination Project" implemented within the scope of the Program for the Activation of Agricultural Land Use (TAKE) of the General Directorate of Plant Production of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry provided support to livestock breeders in Tokat. The harvest of the "sorghum sudan grass hybrid" resembling corn leaves, which was planted as a second crop after the wheat harvest on 10 decares of land belonging to 3 farmers in the Pazar district in July and used in feed production within the scope of the 75 percent seed grant project, was carried out. The project, which aims to reduce feed costs, increase the profit margin of livestock breeders and thus develop animal husbandry, yielded 7 tons of product per decare from the plant that needs less water, fertilizer and seed. It is aimed to contribute to the country's economy by disseminating the product with high yield. Pazar District Governor Ömer Niğdelioğlu, Tokat Agriculture and ...

Source: Sondakika