Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that the establishment protocol of the Yozgat Yerköy Geothermal Source Greenhouse Organized Agricultural Zone, which will produce 30 thousand tons of vegetables and fruits annually and provide employment for 4 people, 3/500 of whom are women, was approved and it gained legal personality.
Yumaklı stated that they have been working for a while to evaluate the potential of Yozgat, one of Türkiye's geothermal cities. Yumaklı stated that a project was prepared to establish a geothermal Greenhouse Organized Agricultural Zone in Yerköy district under the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and emphasized that the establishment protocol of Yozgat Yerköy Geothermal Greenhouse OTB was approved and it gained legal personality.
Minister Yumaklı gave information that the Sera OTB, which will operate on an area of 125 decares, will include greenhouse parcels where seedlings, vegetables and fruits will be produced, as well as industrial parcels where these products will be processed, packaged and stored to gain added value. Yumaklı also emphasized that the OTB will include facilities such as a biomass facility, education and research, GES and waste management areas, and said, “Annual production of 30 thousand tons of vegetables and fruits will be carried out in at least 25 technological greenhouses of 30 decares. Employment will be provided for 75 people in the region, at least 500 percent of whom will be women. When our project becomes fully operational, it will contribute 1,2 billion TL to the economy annually.”
“OTBs ARE PIONEERS IN DEVELOPMENT”
Drawing attention to the fact that modern agricultural production methods will be implemented in the Yozgat Yerköy Geothermal Source Greenhouse Organized Agricultural Zone, Yumaklı noted the following:
“The greenhouses heated with geothermal energy will serve as an agricultural base producing high quality and efficient fresh fruits and vegetables. Thanks to this OTB, the fresh fruit and vegetable needs of Yozgat and surrounding provinces will be met and agricultural supply security will be strengthened, thus making significant contributions to the local economy. As the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, we will continue to invest in Organized Agricultural Zones that will play a leading role in the development of our cities and our country in the ‘century of production and producers’. We will always be by the side of our producers with the awareness that a strong country depends on strong agriculture. I hope that our Greenhouse OTB, which we have granted legal personality, will be beneficial to our entire country, especially Yozgat.”
