SAMSUN (AA) – With the start of the tobacco planting season in Samsun’s Alaçam district, producers entered the fields. Approximately 700 farmers in 20 neighborhoods in Alaçam district obtain around 600 tons of product from an area of 4 thousand decares. Tobacco, which was sold for 305 liras per kilogram last year and is expected to be purchased for 400 liras this year, is expected to bring 240 million liras of income to the district economy.
Alaçam Mayor Ramazan Özdemir and District Director of Agriculture and Forestry Şenol Özcan visited the producers planting in Bahşioymağı and Karahüseyinli neighborhoods. Özdemir and Özcan ate halva and bread in the field with the producers. Pointing out that tobacco production has an important place for the Alaçam economy, Özdemir said, “Tobacco production is a very laborious process. The work that starts with planting continues until the end of September.
We wish good luck to all our farmers and hope for a fruitful and auspicious harvest season.” he said. Headman of Karahüseyinli District and producer Mehmet Yıldız stated that he has been interested in tobacco farming for about 20 years and said, “Tobacco production begins with seed planting in March. Planting continues from the end of May to mid-June. “Maintenance begins in July, and the alignment period begins after mid-July.” he said.
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