Red pepper harvest has begun in Turkiye

Red pepper harvest has started in Islahiye district of Gaziantep, one of the important pepper production areas in Turkey. The harvest of red peppers, which are produced on an area of approximately 20 to 25 thousand decares in İslahiye, has started. The high yield of pepper in Gaziantep, the city of gastronomy, made the farmers smile. While the peppers left to dry are used as powdered peppers and chili peppers, the wet form is also used for making tomato paste. The peppers produced in İslahiye, where 90% of the pepper production in Gaziantep is made, are also sent to other provinces. Peppers exported to foreign countries contribute greatly to the economy. “Islahiye meets 90 percent of Gaziantep’s pepper” Farmer Doğan Keskin said, “Today, we collect the fertilizer, medicine and hoe of the peppers we produce here after doing all kinds of cultivation. We lay them and dry them. After drying, we send these peppers to Kahramanmaraş. They make chili peppers in Kahramanmaraş and offer them ...