Muğla Produces, Metropolitan Municipality Supports

The Metropolitan Municipality, which implemented many projects to support agriculture and producers in Muğla, which became a metropolitan city in 2014, ensured that production increased in Muğla, which is an agricultural city with its fertile lands and dominant products, and that the producers earned money, and most importantly, that the producers did not sell their lands.

Muğla Metropolitan Municipality first established Turkey's most equipped Local Seed Center and Soil, Plant, Irrigation Water Analysis Laboratory to support agriculture and make the producing villagers the masters of the nation again. The Metropolitan Municipality, which added 976 local seeds to its inventory in a short time, distributed 18 million of the analyzed local seeds to all provinces of Turkey. Since 2015, 11 thousand 378 soil, 5 thousand 308 plants and 654 water samples have been collected in the Soil, Plant and Irrigation Water Analysis Laboratory. A total of 17 thousand 340 analyzes were carried out and the soil map of Muğla was prepared.

Guaranteed flower production, which Muğla Metropolitan Municipality started with Köyceğiz Beyobası Agricultural Development Cooperative in 2015, reached 30 greenhouses in a short time and has produced 25 Million flowers to date.

In addition, the Metropolitan Municipality, which implemented the Koku Valley project on 27 decares of land, ensured that Yerkesik Yeniköy District of Menteşe District became a lavender center and hosted lavender festivals. With the project implemented on 20 thousand 740 m² of land in Marmaris Çamlı District, the Metropolitan Municipality planted 125 types of medicinal plants in the Medicinal Plants Collection garden.

In order to support the producers in Muğla, which is an agricultural city, Muğla Metropolitan Municipality has distributed 2014 thousand 151 almond, walnut, olive, fig and chestnut saplings to the producers since 780. These saplings, distributed by the Metropolitan Municipality, were planted on approximately 6 thousand decares of land and 1805 producers benefited.

Distributing Hair Goats within the scope of supporting agriculture and livestock in Muğla, the Metropolitan Municipality has provided 11 hair goat support to 379 female producers in 1137 districts so far. This project of the Metropolitan Municipality, which distributed 2 female and 1 male hair goats to support women producers and enable them to participate in production, attracted great attention throughout the province.

Again, the Metropolitan Municipality, which is nearing the completion of the establishment of the Muğla Commodity Exchange and the Food Analysis Laboratory, will be able to analyze olive oil and honey in this laboratory.

Muğla Metropolitan Municipality brought together the agricultural cooperatives operating in Muğla under the name of "Muğla Agricultural Collaboration Business Cooperative" and pioneered their unification under a single roof. Muğla Agricultural Collaboration cooperative made protocols with 14 cooperatives, enabling the cooperatives to combine their forces.

Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr. said that Muğla is a very important agricultural city with its fertile soil and dominant products. Osman Gürün said that the peasants who produce with the works and projects they carry out are rewarded for their labor and do not sell their lands.