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The harvest of Taşköprü (a district of Kastamonu province) garlic, known as “white gold” in Kastamonu, has begun. Garlic, which is the main income source of approximately 4 thousand families, is estimated to produce around 25 thousand tonnes this year. According to the quality and size of the garlic, kilogram …

The EU on April 16 granted protected geographical indication (PGI) registration to the Taşköprü garlic from the Black Sea province of Kastamonu.  Residents in the province celebrated the completion of a three-month waiting period for granting the registration. The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli welcomed the move on Twitter and said: “Taşköprü garlic, the world-famous ‘white …