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TURKEY: Vegetables Will Be Grown In The Geothermal Greenhouse Established on 60 Decares In Sivasta

The first seedlings were planted for the products to be grown in the geothermal greenhouse established on 60 decares of land in Sivasta Hot Çermik region

The first seedlings were planted for the products to be grown in the geothermal greenhouse established on 60 decares of land in Sivasta Hot Çermik region.

120 thousand tomato seedlings were planted in a 60-acre glass greenhouse, which was started to be built a year ago in the region and will be heated by geothermal water, which cost about 40 million lira. Sivas Governor Salih Ayhan, Mayor Hilmi Bilgin and former Sivas Mayor businessperson Sami Aydın Stating that Sivas has gained a great value, Ayhan said: “I congratulate our company, which has brought a very high technology and a seminal service to Sivas, for its courage,”.

I can say that it is one of the projects that excites me the most. Sivas is developing in every field, but there is a completely different development in agriculture. I can say that Sivas has gained a very good momentum in agriculture. We use Thermal not only for health tourism but also for visual and cultural purposes. This place almost added value to the region. Saying that the greenhouse will open a vision for Sivas, Bilgin thanked Sami Aydın for bringing a modern, world-class greenhouse to Sivas. The Çermik Region has been distributing healing for years. I hope Sivas will be a cluster with this greenhouse project.

Sami Aydın also said that they have accomplished a first in Sivas and implemented the thermal smart greenhouse project. Stating that he was happy to realise the first seedling planting of such a facility, Aydın said, This is the first greenhouse project in Sivas, a smart greenhouse. While hot Çermik water has been healing for health until today, it will also be healing for agriculture from now on.

In the seedling planting done in accordance with the social distance rules, the protocol members passed through the disinfectant cabin one by one and were taken to the greenhouse area.

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Italy: 90 Tons of Basil Plants Produced Using Hydroponic Techniques

Il Bettolino is a cooperative producing basil and aromatic herbs employing the Floating System. It sells its produce directly to retailers and owns 10,000 sq m of state-of-the-art greenhouses managed professionally. In 2017, it produced 90 thousand tons of produce.

Italy: 90 Tons of Basil Plants Produced Using Hydroponic Techniques

Il Bettolino is a cooperative producing basil and aromatic herbs employing the Floating System. It sells its produce directly to retailers and owns 10,000 sq m of state-of-the-art greenhouses managed professionally. In 2017, it produced 90 thousand tons of produce.

 

 

 

"We're a cooperative that has decided to focus on high-quality and technology. We are one of the few, if not the only ones, to produce basil in Emilia-Romagna in such a large area. We have both the traditional and organic ranges but, at the moment, organic basil is only sent as potted plants. In 2017, we produced 450,000 pots. Coop Italia recognised the Vivi Verde Bio certification to our basil," explained president Francesca Benelli.

 

 

 

"The cooperative currently employs 27 disadvantaged members as well as 40 people part of a social inclusion programme. Cultivation represents 80% of the turnover generated by all activities. A couple of years ago, we became part of Agribologna."

 

"We grow excellent-quality produce with state-of-the-art techniques and pay great attention to the environment thanks to cogeneration and integrated control. The energy for the led lighting and heating for the greenhouse are supplied by the public body at a lower price. Our company also holds the ISO 1401 certification for basil cultivation in pots and water tanks and for its packaging."

 

 


Basil sowing is carried out automatically on the top part of the plateau so as to also add sterile material. At the end of each cycle, plateaus are sterilised and reused in compliance with out quality and environmental management and Haccp systems.

In addition to selling plants and packaging them in trays, basil is also processed to make pesto and packaged in pots. Around 70% of the production is destined to be sold in ports but, a few years ago, the business has started collaborating with a company from Liguria to make pesto under the "Amici in Campo" brand. 

 

 

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Greenhouses are heated thanks to bio-gas produced by the decomposing of waste from municipal plants. This reduces the consumption of fuel and helps lower environmental impact.


Contacts
Cooperativa sociale il Bettolino sc
Via S. Veneria 90/A
42046 Reggiolo (RE)
Tel.: (+39) 0522 650000
Email: presidenza@ilbettolino.it
Web: www.ilbettolino.it
 

Publication date: 6/4/2018

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