Project on Capacity Building for Local Government Personnel

Through this project, it is aimed to record unexpected meteorological events, which have accelerated particularly in recent years due to climate change, and to establish a necessary database for analyzing the new climate structure. This initiative intends to minimize production losses caused by climate events such as frost, excessive rainfall, drought, etc., during the production processes of all producers.

The aim of the projects is to develop and expand modern viticulture using high-wire training systems in areas with a viticulture culture. Through the project, diseases and pests in the vineyards have been reduced, yields have increased, and farmers’ incomes have improved.

Despite the Acıgöl district being a region with significant cattle farming and numerous cooperatives, these producer unions, as is common across the country, have largely functioned only as milk collection centers without advancing further. Through this project, a cooperative consciousness has been established, and in collaboration with the Karacaören Cooperative, regarded as the best in the region, this mindset has been broken. A milk processing facility with a daily capacity of 5 tons has been established to process the milk of local producers, thereby eliminating dependency on external resources.

The project aims to establish a practical application area within a glass greenhouse located in the garden of the Konya Science Center to familiarize children with the concept and help them appreciate its importance. Within the scope of the project, a glass greenhouse featuring social and practical application areas has been installed.

Nevşehir province ranks first in Turkey in the production of pumpkin seeds for snacking. The project aims to prevent producers from being subjected to prices determined by merchants and to enable them to process and sort their products through their local chamber of agriculture, thereby selling them at their true value. Within this scope, a product processing facility with a capacity of 5 tons per hour has been established.