The safflower plant, which is cultivated using a dry farming model with the support of the Konya Metropolitan Municipality, is making farmers smile with the income it provides.
Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay stated that the harvest of safflower plants cultivated in the Ilgın district has been completed, saying, "As the Metropolitan Municipality, we will always continue to support our farmers in increasing their income in their own areas. I wish it to be fruitful."
Highlighting the importance of the support provided to producers for the safflower plant, Mayor Altay emphasized, "Safflower is an important alternative for meeting the demand for vegetable oils in our country and reducing our dependence on sunflower oil. Safflower is a crop that can easily thrive in arid conditions, is resistant to drought, and has a high adaptability to unfavorable soil conditions. Additionally, its suitability for mechanization and the absence of significant diseases and pests in recommended cultivation areas make it a suitable crop for drylands. It is also suitable for fallowing in the evaluation of our region's arid areas. For this purpose, the harvest of safflower plants we provided to our farmers in Ilgın has been completed. We will continue to support our farmers in increasing their income in their own areas. I wish it to be bountiful."
As part of agricultural support by Konya Metropolitan Municipality, 27,625 kilograms of safflower seeds were provided to producers in an area of 5,525 decares over the last three years.
