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Local Sunflower Seed Development Project
With our Yudum brand, we initiated the Local Sunflower Seed Development Project in 2020 in cooperation with the Seed Association and with the technical support of the Directorate of Trakya Agricultural Research Institute. This project will be a milestone in the development of high-yielding domestic seeds and increasing the diversity in Turkey. With the project, we aim to develop domestic sunflower seeds in Turkey and to obtain high-quality domestic varieties that will ensure we have a say in the world market in terms of yield and quality.

As part of the Local Sunflower Seed Development Project, we first planted and tested 10 varieties of domestic seeds in three different test fields determined in Tekirdağ Muratlı, Edirne Keşan and Istanbul Silivri districts in the Thrace region, and harvested their crops for the first time in 2021. In the second year of our project, the crops of 10 varieties of sunflower seeds planted in the Thrace region were evaluated in terms of performance parameters such as yield and oil ratio. Of these 10 seed varieties, 5 showed a performance above the accepted averages in the region, and the other 5 new varieties were also included in the test planting project in Konya. A total of 10 varieties of domestic sunflower seeds were planted in Yağlıbayat, Yenikent, Göçü, Ovakavağı, Yarma and Karakaya villages in Konya.

Within the scope of the project, a farmers’ network was established with the participation of farmers from Thrace and Konya. While providing seed and training support to farmers in the farmers’ network, we prioritized women, young people and those in need. Farmers benefited from face-to-face trainings and technical practice support during the project.

The Local Sunflower…