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| Pots planted with parsley line a concrete wall. These water ducts carry water to power Niyazi Capan's
mill. The source is a river running through his property. The efficient
use of water resources is an important aspect of the project. Sheep in a pasture in Gölköy District. Range reinforcement,
e.g. the weeding, fertilization and reseeding of pastures during
rotational rest periods, has improved the quality of pastures in
the region. School-age children planting trees. These children
in the Gölköy District are participating in a programme that teaches
planting techniques. Planting on hillsides helps prevent erosion
and replenishes timber supplies. Planting reduces soil erosion and replenishes the
area's timber supply. These school-age children learn through practice
on a hillside in the Gölköy District A hillside in the Gölköy District. These youths are
learning planting techniques under the project through hands-on
training. Some 700 ha are being afforested. A young man selects a seedling for planting. Under
the project, he is being given hands-on training in planting techniques.
Some 700 ha are being afforested. A young man preparing to plant a seedling on a hillside
in the Gölköy District. He and others are receiving hands-on training
in planting techniques while replenishing the area's timber resources.
Afforestation in the Gölköy District. These young
men are learning planting techniques through hands-on training.
Planting controls erosion and replenishes timber supplies. Sheep graze in a field in the Gölköy District. Range
reinforcement, e.g. the weeding, fertilization and reseeding of
pastures during rotational rest periods, has improved the quality
of pastures in the region. On a hillside in the Gölköy District, school-age
children learn afforestation techniques that control erosion and
replenish timber supplies. Close-up of seed potatoes in Güzelyayla village,
Gölköy District. Each seeding potato will yield around 20 potatoes
for harvest. Close-up of seed potatoes in Güzelyayla village,
Gölköy District. Once planted, these seed potatoes will send out
about 20 stolons, or offshoots, each. The Acet family tilling soil before planting potatoes
on their land in Güzelyayla village, Gölköy District. Nine-year-old Emre Acet helps till his family's potato
field. IFAD initiatives in Turkey are designed to increase opportunities
for young people and counteract the depopulation of the Turkish
countryside. Hülya Acet tills the family's field in Güzelyayla
village, Gölköy District in preparation for potato planting. Hülya Acet tills the family's field in Güzelyayla
village, Gölköy District in preparation for potato planting. Hülya Acet tills the family's field in Güzelyayla
village, Gölköy District in preparation for potato planting. Two farmers in Güzelyayla village, Gölköy District.
They have learned the importance of working together through the
project's various initiatives that promote local organizational
structures. A wheat farmer uses animal traction to plough his
wheat field in Damyeri village in the Akkus District of Ordu Province.
The use of draft animals is quite prevalent in Turkey. A wheat farmer uses animal traction to plough his
wheat field in Damyeri village in the Akkus District of Ordu Province.
The use of draft animals is quite prevalent in Turkey. A wheat farmer uses animal traction to plough his
wheat field in Damyeri village in the Akkus District of Ordu Province.
The use of draft animals is quite prevalent in Turkey. A wheat farmer pictured on his land in Damyeri in
the Akkus District of Ordu Province. Turkey is one of the world's
leading producers of wheat. The peaks of the Canik Mountains are
visible in the background. A man in Damyeri village, in the Akkus District of
the Ordu Province, using his donkey to transport kindling. An alfalfa field in the Gölköy District. Alfalfa
is an extremely durable field crop, supplies excellent pasturage
because of its regenerative ability and improves soil quality. Cows grazing in alfalfa fields in the Gölköy District.
Planting alfalfa has many advantages: it is extremely durable, supplies
excellent pasturage because of its regenerative ability, and improves
soil quality. A lone cow in the Gölköy District, with alfalfa fields
grown for animal fodder to the right. Alfalfa has many advantages:
it is extremely durable, supplies excellent pasturage because of
its regenerative ability, and improves soil quality. A farm girl in Damyeri village, Ordu Province. The
introduction of better rangeland management and diversified agricultural
initiatives has created new opportunities for youth in the mountain
regions. The flight of young people to cities has endangered the
existence of many of the 320 villages in the project area. Farming group tilling the soil in preparing the earth
for bean planting in Damyeri village, Ordu Province. Group farming
initiatives allow beneficiaries to pool their resources to achieve
increased production. Farming group tilling the soil in preparing the earth
for bean planting in Damyeri village, Ordu Province. Group farming
initiatives allow beneficiaries to pool their resources to achieve
increased production. A member of a local farmer group plants beans near
Damyeri in Ordu Province. Institutional constraints are a major
hindrance to the advancement of the rural poor. Groups such as this
one empower beneficiaries, enabling them to determine their own
future. Farming group tilling the soil in preparing the earth
for bean planting in Damyeri village, Ordu Province. Group farming
initiatives allow beneficiaries to pool their resources to achieve
increased production. Farming group tilling the soil in preparing the earth
for bean planting in Damyeri village, Ordu Province. Group farming
initiatives allow beneficiaries to pool their resources to achieve
increased production. Farming group tilling the soil in preparing the earth
for bean planting in Damyeri village, Ordu Province. Group farming
initiatives allow beneficiaries to pool their resources to achieve
increased production. Farming group tilling the soil in preparing the earth
for bean planting in Damyeri village, Ordu Province. Group farming
initiatives allow beneficiaries to pool their resources to achieve
increased production. Farming group tilling the soil in preparing the earth
for bean planting in Damyeri village, Ordu Province. Group farming
initiatives allow beneficiaries to pool their resources to achieve
increased production. Children in Damyeri village, Ordu Province. The introduction
of better rangeland management and diversified agricultural initiatives
has created new opportunities for youth in the mountain regions.
The flight of young people to cities has endangered the existence
of many of the 320 villages in the project area. School children in Damyeri village, Ordu Province.
The introduction of better rangeland management and diversified
agricultural initiatives has created new opportunities for youth
in the mountain regions. The flight of young people to cities has
endangered the existence of many of the 320 villages in the project
area. Calves grazing on a farm in Damyeri village, Ordu
Province. The project area is rich in vast alpine pastures which
are now being used more effectively and have resulted in increased
livestock production. Bee-keeper Cevat Helvaci. Some 280 sedentary and
1500 migratory apiaries are supported by the project as alternative
income-generating activities. Bee-keeper Cevat Helvaci of Damyeri village tends
to apiaries. Some 280 sedentary and 1500 migratory apiaries are
supported by the project as alternative income-generating activities.
Cemile Ince tends to calves on her family's small
farm in Damyeri village, Ordu Province. Cemile Ince tends to calves on her family's small
farm in Damyeri village, Ordu Province. Farmer Mehmet Sahin transports dry maize by ox-drawn
cart to his farm near Damyeri village, Ordu Province. The maize
will serve as animal feed Farmer Mehmet Sahin transports dry maize by ox-drawn
cart to his farm near Damyeri village. The maize will serve as animal
feed Farmer Fatma Sahin accompanying an ox-drawn cart
loaded with maize back to her farm near Damyeri village. The maize
will serve as animal feed. Investment in feeder roads is rendering
transport from village to market more secure and efficient. Farmer Mehmet Sahin takes a short break along the
road home while accompanying an ox-drawn cart loaded with maize
back to his farm in Ordu Province. Investment in feeder roads is
rendering transport from village to market more secure and efficient
Farmers Mehmet and Fatma Sahin accompanying an ox-drawn
cart loaded with maize back to their farm near Damyeri village in
Ordu Province. The maize will serve as animal feed. Farmer Selahattin Ciftci uses oxen to plough his
field in the Akkus District of Ordu province. Village organizational
structures promoted by the project have empowered families like
his, freeing them from the elusive bureaucratic structures that
previously managed assistance programs. Farmer Selahattin Ciftci's family standing in a freshly
plowed field. Village organizational structures promoted by the
project have empowered families like his, freeing them from the
elusive bureaucratic structures that previously managed assistance
programs. Selahattin Ciftci and his family survey their field.
Village organizational structures promoted by the project have empowered
families like his, freeing them from the elusive bureaucratic structures
that previously managed assistance programs Farm landscape in the hilly Bulancah District of
Giresun Province. . The numerous small fields shows the prevalence
of small farmers in the region. Workers construct a fishpond for trout farmer Hasan
Geçici in Odadüzü village. He estimates a production capacity of
3 000 kilos of fresh water trout per year. A third of the construction
costs are being financed by a loan from the IFAD-supported project.
Workers construct a fishpond for trout farmer Hasan
Geçici in Odadüzü village. He estimates a production capacity of
3 000 kilos of fresh water trout per year. A third of the construction
costs are being financed by a loan from the IFAD-supported project.
Workers construct a fishpond for trout farmer Hasan
Geçici in Odadüzü village. He estimates a production capacity of
3 000 kilos of fresh water trout per year. A third of the construction
costs are being financed by a loan from the IFAD-supported project.
Women from Damudere village, Giresun Province, transport
huge bundles of animal fodder on their backs. Investment in feeder
roads will render transport from village to market more secure and
efficient. Portrait of farmer Hasan Geçici in Damudere village.
He is a member of the farmers' dairy cooperative and proprietor
of a trout farm in Giresun Province. Project loans have enabled
him to diversify his income sources. Nebahat Demir, the wife of Gönören village leader
Muhtar Demir, outside their home in Ordu Province. Nebahat Demir, the wife of Gönören village leader
Muhtar Demir, outside their home in Ordu Province. Wild strawberries growing on a wall in Gönören village,
Ordu Province; they flourish in the region's mild temperatures and
high humidity. 100 year old Davut Keskin, one of the oldest residents
of Gönören village in Ordu Province, whittles firewood with a piece
of glass. Davut Keskin, a 100 year old resident of Gönören
in Ordu Province comments on the project's impact on the village.
A budding kiwi vine on Nuriye Keskin's farm in Gönören
village, Ordu Province. First cultivated in Turkey in 1988, kiwi
production has grown significantly since 1995. The crop is very
well suited to the regional climate. Nuriye Keskin of Gönören in the Ordu Province examines
her kiwi fruit. The vines are supported by a T-bar trellis system,
which supplies a large fruiting area, provides easy access to the
fruit, and requires minimum investment in materials. Nuriye Keskin demonstrates a budding kiwi-fruit vine
on her farm in Gönören, Ordu Province. First cultivated in Turkey
in 1988, kiwi production has grown significantly since 1995. The
crop is very well suited to the regional climate. Members of the dairy cooperative in Damudere village,
Giresun Province. They have invested in a milk sterilizer and homogenizer
and are now able to process 1 000 kilos of milk per day. Members of the dairy cooperative in Damudere village,
Giresun Province. They have invested in a milk sterilizer and homogenizer
and are now able to process 1 000 kilos of milk per day. Members of the dairy cooperative in Damudere village,
Giresun Province. They have invested in a milk sterilizer and homogenizer
and are now able to process 1 000 kilos of milk per day. A portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder and
first president of the Turkish Republic (1881-1938). ). His reform
program, known as Kemalism, is the basis for the modern secularized
Turkish state. Farmer Adil Geçici's cattle in Damudere village,
Giresun Province. Improved fodder production and grazing practices
aim to increase livestock production in the project area. The region
is still a net importer of beef cattle (25% of those slaughtered).
Farmer Adil Geçici's cattle in Damudere village,
Giresun Province. Improved fodder production and grazing practices
aim to increase livestock production in the project area. The region
is still a net importer of beef cattle (25% of those slaughtered).
Çiçek Geçici poses in front of her farm in the town
of Damudere, Giresun Province. Women are play a key role in agricultural
production in Turkey, extensive training programs and the formation
of women's groups provides them with the tools to effect change.
This Landscape shows a variety of crops cultivated
in Damudere village, Giresun Province. The hilly terrain consists
of shallow brown forest soils which are generally fertile but sometimes
lack phosphorus, an element required in large quantities for plant
growth. |
Ciçek Geçici walking in her field. Trellised raspberry
plants are visible in the background. Extensive training programs
and the formation of women's groups provide women in the region
with the tools necessary to effect change. Farmer Çiçek Geçici cultivates raspberries on her
farm in Damudere village, Giresun Province. Trellises are used to
support the raspberry canes, the plants will produce fruit for 8-10
years. Farmers Adil Geçici's and Çiçek Geçici on their farm
in Damudere village, Giresun Province. Newly planted walnut trees in Damudere village, Giresun
Province. Walnut trees provide valuable timber as well as edible
nuts and are well suited for agroforestry. The hilly landscape around Damudere village in Giresun
Province receives ample rainfall allowing the cultivation of a diverse
assortment of trees and crops. Close-up of a walnut bud in Damudere village, walnut
trees produce nuts ten years after their initial planting. A walnut bud begins to blossom in Damudere village,
Giresun Province. Walnut trees provide valuable timber as well as
edible nuts and are well suited for agroforestry. A container full of freshly harvested trout. IFAD
has made low interest loans easily available to trout farmers. Splashing water in the wake of a feeding at a trout
pond in Ezeltere, Giresun Province. Numerous trout farms have been
established with the help of IFAD loans. The Yŭldŭz family run a well established trout farm
in Ezeltere, Giresun Province. Their sons play in the area near
the trout pond. IFAD has provided a number of loans for the construction
of trout ponds. At the Yŭldŭz family trout farm, one of the older
sons separates fish after harvesting. Trout farms allow for the
sustainable use of the region's rich water resources. Sheep and herders on the road from Ezeltere to Giresun.
The project supports the restructuring of grazing practices to secure
the tenability of rangelands. Sheep and herders on the road from Ezeltere to Giresun.
The project supports the restructuring of grazing practices to secure
the tenability of rangelands. A sheepherder moving his flock form Ezeltere to Giresun.
The project supports the restructuring of grazing practices to secure
the tenability of rangelands. Workers repair a greenhouse at Giresun's Directorate
of Agriculture. The 345 m2 structure is the breeding ground for
improved walnut and kiwi varieties. The seedlings are subsequently
distributed to farmers in the project area. Walnut seedlings ready for delivery at the Directorate
of Agriculture's greenhouse in Giresun: The 345 m2 breeding facility
is used to cultivate new varieties of walnut and kiwi. The seedlings
are then distributed to farmers in the project area. Walnut seedlings ready for delivery at the Directorate
of Agriculture's greenhouse in Giresun: The 345 m2 breeding facility
is used to cultivate new varieties of walnut and kiwi. The seedlings
are then distributed to farmers in the project area. Seedlings ready for delivery at the Directorate of
Agriculture's greenhouse in Giresun: The 345 m2 breeding facility
is used to cultivate new varieties of walnut and kiwi. The seedlings
are then distributed to farmers in the project area. Walnut seedlings at the Directorate of Agriculture's
greenhouse in Giresun. The 345 m2 breeding facility is used to cultivate
new varieties of walnut and kiwi. The seedlings are then distributed
to farmers in the project area. Seedlings ready for delivery at the Directorate of
Agriculture's greenhouse in Giresun: The 345 m2 breeding facility
is used to cultivate new varieties of walnut and kiwi. The seedlings
are then distributed to farmers in the project area. The use of plastic tarps, like on this farm in Okçu
village, Giresun Province, protects strawberry seedlings from wind,
cold and excess water, while ensuring that the topsoil retains high
humidity. A woman and her child tend to cattle in Okçu village.
New grazing and fodder cultivation practices aim at improving livestock
production. The southern mountain regions of Ordu and Giresun could
eventually produce enough beef products completely cover the area's
beef demand. Currently 25% of beef cattle are imported. A pastoralist oversees her grazing sheep in Okçu
village. Improved animal health and extension services are just
a few of the aspects of the project aimed at augmenting livestock
production. The use of plastic tarps, like on this farm in Okçu
village, Giresun Province, protects strawberry seedlings from wind,
cold and excess water, while ensuring that the topsoil retains high
humidity. Mustafa Gedikli displays his budding strawberry plants
during an extension worker's visit to his farm in Okçu, Giresun
Province. He has enjoyed consistently growing yields. Strawberry farmer Mustafa Gedikli trimming a strawberry
seedling. Mustafa enjoys a high yield due to his expertise and the
abundant precipitation in Okçu village, Giresun Province. Strawberry farmer Mustafa Gedikli displaying a strawberry
seedling. Mustafa enjoys a high yield due to his expertise and the
abundant precipitation in Okçu village, Giresun Province. Strawberry farmer Mustafa Gedikli tending a strawberry
seedling. Mustafa enjoys a high yield due to his expertise and the
abundant precipitation in Okçu village, Giresun Province. Mustafa Gedikli displays his budding strawberry plants
during an extension worker's visit to his farm in Okçu, Giresun
Province. He has enjoyed consistently growing yields. Strawberry seedlings before planting. Strawberries
can be cultivated without the use of fertilizer even though the
region's soil is naturally poor in phosphate. A group of strawberry farmers from Okçu village in
the province of Giresun discuss the effects of new planting methods
with an extension worker. Strawberry farmer Mustafa Gedikli enjoys a high yield
due to his expertise and the abundant precipitation in Okçu village,
Giresun Province. Here he displays young plants. Strawberry farmer Mustafa Gedikli enjoys a high yield
due to his expertise and the abundant precipitation in Okçu village,
Giresun Province. Here he explains how improved methods learned
through extension workers have increased his yield. A strawberry Farmer next to his fields in Okçu village,
Giresun Province. The plastic tarps protect against wind, cold and
excess water while ensuring that the topsoil retains a high humidity.
A strawberry Farmer next to his fields in Okçu village,
Giresun Province. The plastic tarps protect against wind, cold and
excess water while ensuring that the topsoil retains a high humidity.
Strawberry farmer Mustafa Gedikli enjoys a high yield
due to his expertise and the high amounts of precipitation in the
town of Okçu in Giresun province. He is discussing the progression
of his young plants with an extension worker. A calf grazing in Gönören village, Ordu Province.
IFAD makes it easy for farmers to invest in long-term, on-farm technologies,
and provides loans for fencing in rangelands and other farm improvements.
A plate decorated with a traditional 'whirling dervish'
motif on a farm in Gönören village, Ordu Province. Pembe Keskin feeds her prize bull - the 'seeding
sire' of Gönören village, Ordu Province. By upgrading cattle stock
through effective breeding methods, the region's farmers can look
forward to increased production. Pembe Keskin poses in front of the barn that houses
her prize bull, the 'seeding sire' in Gönören village, Ordu Province.
The region continues to be a net importer of cattle for beef (25%
of those slaughtered). Improved native stock will allow the region's
farmers to supply beef to the local market. Close-up of a cabbage patch in Gönören in Ordu Province.
Cabbages are being grown in a tunnel greenhouse made of metal arches
and polyethylene, which allows for early vegetable production. Farmer Nebahat Demir, wife of the village leader
of Gönören in Ordu Province, farmer Muhtar Demir, demonstrates their
thriving cabbage patch. By constructing tunnel greenhouses, they
are able to grow an early crop, increasing production significantly.
Farmer Nebahat Demir explains the benefits of the
greenhouse she and her husband, village leader Muhtar Demir, constructed
for their cabbage patch, protecting early spring crops from the
nighttime frosts that affect the region. Nebahat Demir rinses her hands in a newly installed
spigot. Sükriye Demir standing on the small plot where she
raises beans. The project offers a broad range of agricultural extension
programmes for women. Sükriye Demir of Gönören village preparing to plant
beans in her small garden. The project seeks to empower female farmers
by offering them a wide range of extension programmes. Ismet Özcanli tilling her bean garden. The project
seeks to empower female farmers by offering them a wide range of
extension programmes. Close-up of a red cabbage. Taliye Özcanli tends strawberry seedlings protected
by a moisture-retaining plastic sheeting. Taliye Özcanli inspects the fledgling buds in his
kiwi vineyard. Farmers in the region are benefiting from kiwi cultivation,
initiated in Turkey in 1988. A view of the Özcanli family's traditional farmhouse
with the Pontic Mountains in the background A canister of hazelnut oil. The area is one of the
world's top producers of hazelnuts. Ismet Özcanli carrying long branches to use as supports
for her beanstalks. She has already placed numerous branches in
the field (background). Tagged milk cows in the pasture. Through extension
training and the establishment of local groups, more efficient pasturing
practices are now used. Seniye Özcanli tilling her bean field. Extension
work and local training programmes allow farmers like Ms Özcanli
to increase production substantially. Taliye Özcanli studies fledgling buds in his kiwi
vineyard. It takes from two to eight years after initial planting
for kiwi vines to produce buds. Taliye Özcanli walking in his kiwi vineyard. Kiwi
is a durable plant, highly resistant to insects and disease. Taliye Özcanli with a fellow farmer near his farm.
The project targets the region's small farmers and assists them
in creating community structures that strengthen the existing ties
between farmers. A rural road in Ordu Province. The project is financing
800 km of road construction to improve the access of rural villages
to markets. Tagged milk cows out to pasture. Farmer's have learned
to use more efficient pasturing practices through extension training
and the establishment of local management groups. A landscape with Seniye Özcanli planting beans. Stick
supports for the beanstalks are visible in the foreground. A freshly tilled bean field. Other than providing
human food and animal fodder beans produce straw that can be traded
on world markets. Seniye Özcanli tilling her bean field. Extension
work and local training programmes allow farmers like Ms Özcanli
to increase production substantially. Zeliye Tomakin paints beehives to be sold to other
local bee farmers. The project promotes honey production as a promising
income-generating export. Zeliye Tomakin paints beehives to be sold to other
local bee farmers. The project supports 1500 migratory and 280 sedentary
bee-keeping enterprises, providing training and financing. Zeliye Tomakin has a business building beehives for
the area's many other bee farmers, a promising microenterprise that
provides her family with a supplementary income. Close-up of bean seedlings. Beans are rapid growers,
producing large yields and requiring little attention. They leave
time for farmers to tend other crops and render crop diversification
easier. Zeliye Tomakin standing in front of a greenhouse
that was destroyed by heavy storms last winter. Her family has taken
up microenterprise activities, such as constructing and painting
beehives, to generate income. Muhammet Çapan fishes for trout on his family's trout
farm in the Gölköy District. The project is developing 50 such farms
as alternative income-generating activities. This river provides water for a trout farm in the
Gölköy District. The efficient use of water resources is an important
aspect of the IFAD supported project. Niyazi Çapan runs a hydropowered maize mill in the
Gölköy District. He grinds maize for local farmers, who use it as
fodder. Niyazi Çapan operating a hydropowered mill in the
Gölköy District. Local farmers bring their maize to him to be ground
for use as fodder. Maize being ground for use as fodder. The mill's
proprietor, Niyazi Capan, uses a river running through his property
to power the milling process. |
