Wheat Farming in Konya with High-Quality Seeds

Wheat is a strategic product which is a basic food source for both our country and all the countries of the world. In Konya, there is a total of 2.6 million hectares of agricultural land and approximately 700,000 hectares of it is used for wheat cultivation. Our region meets approximately 10% of Turkey's wheat production and 20% of certified wheat seed production.

If an appropriate variety is not selected in ecosystems with abundant rainfall and irrigated conditions, there can be a 50% reduction in expected yields in wet agriculture and a 20-30% reduction in yield in dry agriculture. The contribution of superior quality new plant varieties and quality seed to the increase in wheat production in our country is significant. While seed was initially only seen as a means of production, later the relationship between seed, product, yield, and quality was understood and the concepts of good variety and good seed came to the forefront.

With the understanding of the features that must be present in good seed and the benefits that can be obtained by using these seeds, the number of registered or production-licensed varieties in field crops has been increasing. Most of the seed used in our country each year is obtained from farmers' own productions, from each other, or from local seed suppliers, while certified or controlled seed is provided by organizations such as TİGEM, Pankobirlik, Agricultural Credit Cooperatives and increasingly by private seed companies.