PAKDEMİRLİ: WE OPEN THE IDLE AGRICULTURAL LANDS TO USE FOR OUR FARMERS

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"We open the idle agricultural lands of the Treasury to the use of our farmers for exemplary cultivation. Thus, we will ensure that our farmers benefit from our agricultural lands in the most effective way," said Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli.

Within the scope of the project, planting will be done in the first stage on an area of ​​9 million 700 thousand square metres.

Pakdemirli: 3 yıl içinde ithal et işini bitireceğim | Tarım haberleriThe Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization are implementing various projects in order to ensure sustainability in agricultural production as well as to protect food supply security and effective fight against coronavirus.

Bekir Pakdemirli, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, who made a statement on the subject, noted that they have started a study with the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization for effective utilization of agricultural lands, "We open the idle agricultural lands owned by the Treasury to the use of our farmers for exemplary cultivation. In this study, which was started as a pilot application, cultivation will be carried out on an area of ​​9 million 700 thousand square metres in the first place and our strategic products such as cereals, legumes, oilseeds and forage crops will be planted. We are carrying out these studies with our Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. I would like to thank our Minister, Murat Kurum, on behalf of our farmers for their support to the agricultural sector," Pakdemirli added.

POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH...

Expressing that positive discrimination will be given to women and young people in the project, Pakdemirli concluded, "The farmers residing in the villages along with idle treasury land will be given priority through the scoring system to be made. Since all these works are aimed to increase the agricultural product, it is targeted to gain idle agricultural lands rather than the existing cultivated lands. Our work will continue until there is no agricultural land."

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