Konya's Akşehir District Municipality has started agricultural activities and planted chickpeas on a dormant 19,000-square-meter piece of land in the Gözpınarı Neighborhood.
The Municipality of Akşehir in Konya initiated agricultural activities and carried out chickpea cultivation on a dormant 19,000-square-meter piece of land in the Gözpınarı Neighborhood. The first harvest in the area was also completed. For the first time, planting and harvesting were conducted by the municipality on the lands previously cultivated through lease methods. Through this harvest, municipally-owned lands were transformed from a dormant state into productive ones, instead of being left unused.
The Municipality of Akşehir continues to utilize its owned lands. Taking steps to ensure the continuity of agricultural activities, the Municipality of Akşehir, for the first time this year, conducted planting and harvesting on the lands that were previously utilized through lease methods. This proactive approach aims to maintain agricultural operations.
Akşehir Mayor Salih Akkaya, emphasizing that leaving the lands unused results in a significant loss, stated the importance of preserving ancestral lands and professions. He highlighted the significance of continuing the traditions of ancestral lands and professions.
