DR. ADNAN TÜLEK: FARMERS SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO LAVENDER FARMING

-

"Lavender oil prices at international level varies between 70 and 120 euros."

Director of Thrace Agricultural Research Institute (TTAE) Dr. Adnan Tülek said that lavender oil is an important raw material of cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry, Tülek also stating, "Lavender oil's international price varies from 70 to 120 euros per litre."

The lavenders were harvested in Edirne which completed their maturation in 20 decars of field. Enchanting with its scent and color, lavenders are brought to the distillation unit in the institute's garden to remove the oil. The top of the distillation unit is fired under the top of the boiler to release the lavender oil and water.

After the temperature in the boiler reaches a certain degree, it leaves lavender, oil and water. Bottled lavender oils are analyzed for quality in the laboratory.

Tülek said that over the previous week attracted more than 50 thousand tourists in the fields of lavender oil began to be distilled. Particularly for barren and inefficient soils lavender production is accepted as an 'alternative agriculture'. Tülek noted that they continuously informed farmers on this issue and carried out activities in order to raise awareness regarding the advantages of lavender farming.

Stressing that France and Bulgaria are also important actors in lavender agriculture, Tülek said that Thrace will take its share from this production in the years to come with its potential.

"Our goal is to demonstrate on 20 decars of field how to do this farming. Seedling, the establishment of lavender garden, how to do agriculture, how the oil is distilled, all these things are demonstrated to the farmers. As a result of this lavender planting attracts more attention day by day" he added.

Both itself and the oil are sold at 120 euros per litre...

Pointing out that lavender oil is an important raw material of cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry, Tülek reported that up to 15 litres of lavender oil can be produced from 1 decare field."

adnan tülek ile ilgili görsel sonucu  lavanta tarlası ile ilgili görsel sonucu

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

RİNT AKYÜZ: WE EXPECT FOOD EXPORTS TO REACH 20 BILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR

-
Image
Turkey's successful fight against the new coronavirus, along with the hesitations or supply disruptions on purchases from countries hit hard by the pandemic, has stren gthened the brand image of Turkish food. As a result, orders from Asian and European purchasing groups have significantly increased – up to 100% in some product categories, sector representatives said. Many purchasing groups from Asia to Europe shifted their orders to Turkey, especially for products like packaged food. Turkey Food and Beverage Industry Associations Federation Vice Chairman Rint Akyüz said they expect food exports to reach $20 billion this year. The bestselling products during this period were ketchup, various kinds of sauce and tomato paste in particular. Turkish tomato paste producers, which rank fourth after America, China, Spain and Italy, have seen orders increase significantly. Sector representatives believe Turkey has emerged as a reliable alternative. Even Asian buyers now have he
Read more

EURASIAN AND BALKAN COUNTRIES AGRICULTURAL JOURNALISTS FORUM HELD IN ANTALYA...

-
Image
Press release... EURASIAN AND BALKAN COUNTRIES AGRICULTURAL JOURNALISTS FORUM HELD IN ANTALYA... Turkish Guild of Agricultural Journalists (TGAJ) organized another international event in Antalya after last year's Middle East Agricultural Journalists Forum held in Istanbul. The Antalya Forum, convened with 35 colleagues from 22 countries, took four days between 04 - 08 November and highlighted the key points of agricultural journalism both abroad and in Turkey. Owen Roberts, President of IFAJ and Hugh Maynard, General Manager of IFAJ also participated in the event. During the itinerary international ag-journalists took the opportunity of visiting orchards, greenhouses along with agribusiness sites situated across Antalya region. Warm regards to IFAJ and thanks to all friends who honoured us by participating in the Forum. As TGAJ, we are highly satisfied with the Forum either its participation level or outcomes of the event. In this framework we thank to Growtech Exhibition f
Read more