The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Plant Production distributed 101 tons of domestic lentil seeds to farmers within the scope of the "Efficient Use of Agricultural Lands Project" and the "Green Pearl of Arid Lands Project" in the Kulu district of Konya.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Plant Production distributed 101 tons of domestic lentil seeds to farmers in the Kulu district of Konya as part of the "Efficient Use of Agricultural Lands Project" and the "Green Pearl of Arid Lands Project".
In the Kulu district, within the scope of the "Green Pearl of Arid Lands Project" implemented by the General Directorate of Plant Production in accordance with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's 2019-2023 strategic plans, the Kulu District Agriculture and Forestry Directorate distributed green lentil seeds to local farmers to reduce fallow areas and increase production.
The project aims to utilize the arable lands and reduce the dependency on imports by bringing the fallow areas into production, and contributing to the local and national economy through lentil cultivation in the Kulu district.
During the program, the District Agriculture and Forestry Director Aykut Baran stated that they had reached a quota of 150 tons in 2022, and distributed 101 tons of lentils to farmers this year.
After the speeches, the distribution of lentil seeds to producer farmers was carried out. The program was attended by Kulu Mayor Murat Ünver, Konya Provincial Deputy Director of Agriculture and Forestry Esat Altuntaş, Kulu District Agriculture and Forestry Director Aykut Baran, Plant Production and Health Branch Manager İsmail Çiftci, AK Party District Chairman Mehmet Karaca, Kulu Chamber of Agriculture President Cengiz Öztürk, Kulu Drivers and Automobile Association President Ömer Dağ, and farmers.
