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He started as a hobby and now expects a 10-ton almond harvest

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Ünal Habanoğlu began growing almonds as a hobby 16 years ago in Kayseri’s Yeşilhisar district.
  • He now manages 20,000 trees across 400 decares and expects a 10-ton harvest this year.
  • Habanoğlu said he expanded after identifying a shortage of almonds in Turkey.

What began as a personal interest has grown into a major almond operation for Ünal Habanoğlu, a father of four in Kayseri’s Yeşilhisar district.

Habanoğlu started growing almonds as a hobby 16 years ago. Since then, he has expanded his land to 400 decares and planted 20,000 trees.

He said his interest deepened as he researched almonds and discovered a shortage in Turkey. That led him to decide to expand the work. He now expects to harvest 10 tons this year.

“I became interested in almonds, and while researching them I saw that there was an almond shortage in our country. I decided to grow this,” Habanoğlu said.

I became interested in almonds, and while researching them I saw that there was an almond shortage in our country. I decided to grow this.

· Ünal HabanoğluHe explained why he expanded his almond-growing hobby into a large operation.
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