Continuing its efforts to make use of fertile agricultural lands, to contribute to the country's economy, and to provide students with practical training as well as theoretical education, Atatürk University has started the harvest of wheat, oats and triticale (rye hybrid) cultivated on arable land in its campus.

The agricultural activities have been crried by Atatürk University Crop Production Application and Research Center on a total area of 4 thousand decares, including wheat in 2,800 decares, oats in 600 decares and triticale in 600 decares. The University allows both the students of the Faculty of Agriculture to apply professional practice methods in their education and training, and the academicians the opportunity to experience and research their scientific studies in the field in order to increase the quality and efficiency of the region's agriculture.

Atatürk University, which transfers all stages of production to the students of the Faculty of Agriculture with its state-of-the-art agricultural machinery and experienced academic staff, also sets an example for the regional producers with its agricultural and animal production activities.

“We use scientific methods to get the highest yield from our lands”

Making evaluations about the harvest period, Rector Prof. Dr. Ömer Çomaklı said that the agricultural and animal production studies carried out not only create added value for the university, but also offer application opportunities for students in related fields.

Çomaklı stated that Atatürk University fulfills its mission of contributing to society with such studies, making the following ramarks: “We contribute to the development of the country by making use of the fertile lands of our university with agriculture and animal husbandry. We use the products obtained from agricultural production as feed for our animals in the farms of our university. We use scientific methods to get the highest yield in our lands planted and harvested with modern techniques. We plan to increase our agricultural production on a total area of 4 thousand decares next year. The scientific methods and experience of our university are also guiding the producers of the region.”

CORPORATE COMMUNICATION DIRECTORATE – 24.08.2022