Areo Tohumculuk, Hektaş's company operating in the field of seeds, announced to the public two new local cotton seeds, 'Volkan' and 'Selçuk Bey', on October 7 World Cotton Day. Hektaş first introduced its new seeds to the farmers at the 'Field Days' held in Söke district of Aydın and Suruç district of Şanlıurfa, which are centers of cotton production. Developed as a result of R&D and improvement studies, two domestic cotton seeds stand out with their high yield potential and their ability to be suitable for all types of soil structure and machine harvesting.
Areo Tohumculuk, which was acquired in 2019 by Hektaş, the pioneer of smart agriculture in Turkey, introduced two new domestic cotton seeds, 'Volkan' and 'Selçuk Bey', registered as a result of domestic cotton development efforts, to the public on October 7 World Cotton Day.
The 'Volkan' seed was first introduced in the Söke district of Aydın, and the 'Selçuk Bey' seed was introduced in the Suruç district of Şanlıurfa, both during the 'Field Days' events held with the participation of more than a thousand producers. Showed great interest in the Field Days held before the 'World Cotton Day', which is celebrated on October 7 every year around the world in order to emphasize the importance of cotton production and trade, cotton farmers had the opportunity to see new domestic varieties on site and to get detailed information about the products from Hektaş's technical teams.
Stands by farmer for sustainable agriculture
Developing new products and services to improve and spread sustainable agriculture suitable for Turkey's ecological structure, Hektaş continues to raise awareness and support Turkish farmers in order to increase the amount of product obtained from a unit area, in other words the productivity. In addition to crop protection, plant nutrition and animal health products, the company has accelerated its work in the seed business, and offers its new domestic seeds to producers.
October 7 World Cotton Day
The initiative of World Cotton Day was born in 2019, when four cotton producers in sub-Saharan Africa, known as the Cotton Four, proposed the World Trade Organization a World Cotton Day celebration on October 7. Then, the United Nations (UN) declared October 7 as World Cotton Day in the same year with the recommendation of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC).
With the events organized during the World Cotton Day, the United Nations aims to raise visibility of the cotton sector, explain the role it plays in economic development and international trade, and raise awareness about the critical role it plays in poverty alleviation.
