Ancestor Seed Period Begins in Agricultural Credit Cooperatives…
14 January 2025…
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that citizens in Türkiye will be able to access heirloom (ancestral) seeds through Agricultural Credit Cooperatives as of February. Stating that seed exports surged from 17 million dollars to 327 million dollars, Minister Yumaklı emphasized that their support for certified seed production reached 7 billion liras.

Ancestral seeds will be available at Agricultural Credit Cooperatives starting from February…
ANKARA – Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı said that in February, every citizen in Türkiye will be able to access and use our ancestral seeds by going to Agricultural Credit Cooperatives.’
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı visited the Seed Registration and Certification Centre Directorate in Ankara.
‘Our seed exports surged from 17 million dollars to 327 million dollars’
Making a statement after the visit, Minister Yumaklı stated that Türkiye exports seeds to 117 different countries of the world and said, “Our seed exports increased from 17 million dollars to 327 million dollars. I would like to express that Türkiye is a net exporter country in terms of seeds. I would like to thank our companies and ministry employees.”

‘Our support for certified seed production reached 7 billion liras’
Yumaklı also reminded that the Ministry has been supporting certified seed production since 2005 and noted, “We are pleased that the production of certified seeds related to plant production in the last 4 years has been realised at the rate of our expectations. As of today, our support in this regard has reached 7 billion liras.”
As of February, the heirloom (ancestor) seed period starts in Agricultural Credit Cooperatives…
“We attach a special importance to ancestor seeds and 37 local ancestor seeds have been registered so far. We will increase this number to 49 in February. In order to provide an environment where our citizens can reach our developed ancestral seeds very easily, we have started a study on selling them in Agricultural and Credit Cooperatives. In February, every citizen in the country will be able to access and use our ancestral seeds by going to Agricultural Credit Cooperatives,” Yumaklı added…