Konya Metropolitan Municipality continues to support local producers to contribute to agricultural and livestock production.
Konya Metropolitan Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay met with farmers during the seed delivery program held at Muhacir Market.
Mayor Altay, who delivered Hungarian vetch seeds to farmers whose applications had been received earlier, emphasized that one of the most significant problems in both Turkey and the world after climate change is finding water for irrigated farming.
FARMERS SATISFIED WITH THE SUPPORT
Farmers benefiting from Konya Metropolitan Municipality’s 50 percent grant for certified Hungarian vetch seeds expressed their satisfaction and thanked Mayor Altay.
With this year’s 80.7 tons of Hungarian vetch support provided to help reduce the shortage of roughage in livestock farming across 31 districts, the total amount of Hungarian vetch distributed to producers in Konya since 2021 has reached 1,080 tons.
Hungarian vetch, a high-protein and high-quality forage crop that can be planted in winter and withstands cold temperatures, can be used as dry hay, green forage, or silage. It also contributes to sustainable agriculture by enriching the soil’s organic matter.
