Published 06 Jul,2021 via Hürriyet Daily News - A woman collective in the eastern Black Sea province of Giresun has taken support from the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to produce hazelnut products, jam and cornflour using heirloom seeds.
The cooperative initiative founded by eight cousins is named Ortakbahçe, which means common orchard in Turkish.
“It is very valuable for us to take part in the agricultural practices works organized jointly by Bahçeşehir University and the FAO,” Hale Çerkezoğlu Altundaş, a co-founder of the collective, told Hürriyet Daily News.
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