Support for 2 thousand 350 rosehip saplings to producers

Samsun Metropolitan Municipality gave 2 thousand 350 rosehip saplings to farmers in Kavak district.

With the work carried out by Samsun Metropolitan Municipality and the support it provides to farmers, agricultural production in the city is increasing and farmers are becoming stronger. Within the scope of the 'Dissemination of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Cultivation Project' carried out in cooperation with the Metropolitan Municipality and the Eastern Black Sea Project Regional Development Administration (DOKAP), 2 thousand 350 rosehip saplings were provided free of charge to farmers in Kavak district. The project aims to expand the production of aromatic plants in Samsun.

“Rosehip is an important product for Samsun”

Providing information about the support activities carried out, Agricultural Engineer Hicran Nakit Kanca, working at the Department of Agricultural Services, said, “As Samsun Metropolitan Municipality, we continue to provide seedling and sapling support to farmers in our city within the scope of the 'Dissemination of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Cultivation Project' that we carry out together with DOKAP. Rosehip is an important product for our region. Because molasses production, its transformation into processed products and market opportunities are quite wide. Within the scope of this project, we supported a total of 8 thousand rosehip saplings in 2023.”