Lavender is still in harvest season in the Turkish city of Burdur. Lavender has become one of the most popular crops for farmers due to its low production costs, and the oil it yields is now transported overseas.
Lavender, which grows only with rainfall and doesn't need irrigation, is a favorite among farmers who have recently shifted to dry farming. June marks the start of the lavender harvest, which lasts until September. Harvested by machines and carried to the facilities by tractors, lavender is grown in arid regions. The oil is extracted here and is now exported after previously being imported.
According to an agreement between a cosmetics company and the Burdur Special Provincial Administration Tourism Services Inc., a "fragrance workshop" will be established in the city. The perfumes, which are made from endemic plants like Mediterranean ivy, Taurus cedar, juniper, lavender, and rose, will be unveiled at the Perfume Fair in Paris in April, according to Fragrance Expert Bihter Turkan Ergul, who spoke at the signing ceremony at the Lavender and Rose Promotion Center.
"For the upcoming Fragrance Academy, a training curriculum covering the entire production process, from field to bottling, has been developed," Ergul said. The group will offer worldwide training and is made up of professors and associate professors. Additionally, she underlined that this training is only available in Turkey and that those who pass the exam would be granted a certificate that will allow them to practice their profession in other nations.
Okkes Furkan Karakurt, the deputy governor of Burdur, said during the ceremony that the signed protocol was an important step for the area and that the production of lavender and roses will boost jobs and the local economy. "The initiative will help growers generate new opportunities for young entrepreneurs and turn plants in the area—particularly lavender—into valuable commodities. The intention is for Burdur to develop into a center for perfumers from around the world."
Source: Sozcu
