Import market for Fresh Kiwifruit in Turkiye (6월, 2022)

The Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality has commenced fruit production in the 140 decare area allocated to orchards within the UTÇEM project, marking a significant step towards illuminating Turkey's agricultural future. This initiative, encompassing an agricultural high school, orchards, museum, aromatic gardens, and more, aims to cultivate the next generation of agricultural engineers and experts. The project, which has already seen 15,147 saplings planted, includes 29 species and 59 types of fruit across 16 parcels, marking a crucial investment towards national income, employment, and meeting the raw material needs of the industrial sector. Notably, the initiation of avocado production signifies the first in Sakarya, capitalizing on the fruit's high added value and benefits for human health, as well as its potential to become the second most traded tropical fruit in Turkey.