Farmers have been handed 11.5 million seedlings within the quake-hit Şahinbey district of Gaziantep province in southern Türkiye as a part of a challenge to advertise sustainability in agriculture.
The vegetation, together with tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, melons, watermelons, cucumbers, wheat, barley, peanuts and olive timber, had been distributed by the municipality, which has been credited with ample help to farmers within the district.
Launching the initiative on Monday, Şahinbey Mayor Mehmet Tahmazoğlu famous: “Six years ago, the number of registered farmers was 3,800, and now it has reached 8,280. This shift is very important for sustainable growth in agriculture; and for this reason, local seeds and seedling varieties, compatible with the conditions of the country and conducive to high-quality yields, are being distributed to the producers.”
Drawing consideration to the significance of high quality and region-compatible seeds in manufacturing, he mentioned: “There is a 400% increase in the production of wheat and barley. Since last year, we have distributed 15,000 tons of lentils, 15,070 tons of fertilizers, 38,000 tons of animal feed support, 8 tons of clover Italian grass, 750,000 olive saplings and 150,000 pistachio saplings. The total number of seedlings reached 33 million approximately.”
Emphasizing farmers’ willingness to work in step with the circumstances within the area, Tahmazoğlu added: “Farms are essential sites of social and economic regeneration, where communities are empowered with the tools to implement sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices. They are best situated to co-create a local food system that addresses their particular social and environmental needs.”
Meanwhile, Muhtar Demir, an area farmer, expressed his gratitude to the mayor for his providers and help to farmers as being invaluable.
Among the speeches within the distribution ceremony, Gaziantep Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Mehmet Karayılan additionally appreciated the metropolitan and municipalities for unprecedented help within the nation with agricultural initiatives, whereas Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Fatma Şahin mentioned, “We are at the turning point of sustainable farming and agriculture.”
The seedlings had been distributed amongst farmers after the speeches.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
