Fertilizer support was provided to farmers in Şahinbey district of Gaziantep, which was shown as an example by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the 50 thousand tablets he distributed during the pandemic process.
GAZİANTEP (İGFA) – Within the scope of the works initiated to develop, Şahinbey Municipality initiated a work to add 1 million 500 thousand kilograms of fertilizer to 75 million square meters of pasture area in 57 villages
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Engineering and Architecture Faculty Annex Building and Çayeli Faculty of Education In his speech at the Extension Building Opening Program, he cited Mayor Mehmet Tahmazoğlu, the Mayor of Şahinbey district of Gaziantep, who distributed 40 thousand tablets to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in the process. Şahinbey Municipality, cited as an example by Erdoğan, gives great support to farmers within the scope of the works initiated for the development of animal husbandry in the district. Şahinbey Municipality makes animal producers breathe by throwing manure on 75 million square meters of pasture area where there is little pasture in the district. Within the scope of the project, which was initiated with the aim of preventing animal problems in food and reducing the financial burden of the farmer, 1 million 500 thousand kilograms of fertilizer started to be brought together with the soil.
1.5 MILLION KILOGRAM FERTILIZER WILL MEET THE SOIL
Şahinbey Şahinbey Mayor Mehmet Tahmazoğlu, who announced that they started working with 1 million 500 thousand kilograms of fertilizer in the 75 million square meter area of 57 villages in the district, said, “Currently, we will bring 1 million 500 thousand kilograms of fertilizer to the soil in the pasture of 57 villages of Şahinbey. With the fertilization of these areas, more productive herbs will be obtained and our livestock will be developed, and our animals will not have any problems in finding feed in the mountains. At the same time, the costs of our farmers in this area will be reduced with the decrease of input costs. As Şahinbey Municipality, we will continue to support our farmers in every field. We should not go hungry in the wolf, bird and animal on the mountain. Hz. Now, we are digging wells, watering, manuring our mountains, “Sprinkle wheat on the mountains so that the birds do not say hungry in the Muslim country.” At the same time, he said that we have done and distributed to our farmers to increase the production by reducing the input costs of our farmers and now we are collecting the fruits. ”
SUPPORT WILL CONTINUE INCREASING {4 }
Stating that they will continue to increase their support to farmers, Şahinbey Mayor Mehmet Tahmazoğlu said, “The cultivated area in Şahinbey has increased over 300 percent. Costs have come down, we have supported most of them. Again, we took the promise of at least 2,500 animals to increase livestock. Our goal is to increase the number and presence of animals. All of these efforts are aimed at increasing these and supporting our farmers. Hopefully, we will further develop them, and we will continue our efforts to increase our support to farmers and agriculture. I thank you all for your participation. God bless you all. ”
After the program, Mayor Tahmazoğlu participated in fertilization activities with a tractor.