Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerStudies have been accelerated in line with the goal of supporting the countryside in order to continue production in the earthquake zone. As of yesterday, 5 more trucks of feed were set out to be distributed to the regional producer in order to ensure the continuation of life in the earthquake zone.
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyeris moving the “Another Agriculture Is Possible” project to the villages affected by the earthquake in order to ensure the continuation of agricultural production. On the one hand, the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality teams, which visit the villages with the Emergency Solution Teams and identify the deficiencies, on the other hand, plan the cooperative process in the villages and create infrastructure. In order to support the producers living in the countryside in the earthquake zone, 5 more trucks of feed were set off yesterday.
“Rural production should never stop”
Şevket Meriç, Head of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Agricultural Services Department, which carries out the works in Osmaniye, said, “We are facing an indescribable earthquake disaster. But we believe that we will overcome this when we are together, when we demonstrate the power of solidarity. We see the needs in the coordination centers established by our Izmir Metropolitan Municipality in four provinces. But especially rural production needs to continue in Osmaniye. Our President Tunç SoyerIn line with the vision of Another Agriculture is Possible, we are meeting with individual producers in the countryside. We look at what we can do with them and ponder how co-operatives can actually work. In addition, our feed aid for sheep and goat farming is on its way. We will provide feed support to our sheep and goat producer in the Osmaniye region. This will not end here. We will continue to do whatever we can for the continuation of agricultural production," he said.
“Radish, peanut, rug will develop with cooperatives”
Noting that there are very valuable products to be purchased from Osmaniye, Şevket Meriç said, “25 percent of Turkey's radish production comes from this region. In addition, peanuts have an incredible place in the domestic market as well as in the world market. The region also has geographically marked rugs. We are on fertile land in every way. We will give all the support we can to make sure that these are evaluated by cooperatives," he said.
“Wherever we step, we receive thanks”
Emphasizing that the services provided by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality in the region since the earthquake occurred, Şevket Meriç said, “Wherever we step, our President Tunç SoyerWe hear the name of and receive thanks. That's why we are welcomed as if we were working in Izmir. Since the earthquake, the Izmir Village-Koop Union's aid to the region continues. İzmir Village-Koop. The Union also demonstrates a great ability to be the roof of all cooperatives and to coordinate them. As in Bir Kira Bir Yuva, we can see that cooperatives also come together and display an example of solidarity. There are cooperatives of the past in Osmaniye, but wrong practices, input costs and deficiencies in being organized have prevented them from standing. Our duty is to establish new cooperatives if necessary and to activate the existing ones," he said.