Project Planning towards Promotion of Cultivation and Conservation of Tunceli garlic (Allium tuncelianum)
There is some reference to Allium tuncelianum as the ancestor of common garlic. This special plant is endemic to Tunceli and is mostly consumed locally. However, it is a wild plant and it is uprooted for consumption endangering its continuity in nature. It is not yet known
whether it can be cultivated or not. The project to be prepared will look into this and if that is possible it will try to generate an extra, if not alternative income opportunity to farmers that normally do the uprooting.
The Grantee initially submitted a project proposal to NSC. NSC decided that the project activities needed to be clarified and project must be considered in two separate phases the total allocation not exceeding 50,000 USD. The planning grant will be used to detail and clarify project activities which entail research for cultivation conditions of the plant as well as the market availability, size and feasibility of the project.
whether it can be cultivated or not. The project to be prepared will look into this and if that is possible it will try to generate an extra, if not alternative income opportunity to farmers that normally do the uprooting.
The Grantee initially submitted a project proposal to NSC. NSC decided that the project activities needed to be clarified and project must be considered in two separate phases the total allocation not exceeding 50,000 USD. The planning grant will be used to detail and clarify project activities which entail research for cultivation conditions of the plant as well as the market availability, size and feasibility of the project.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Accessible Life Association
Country:
Turkiye
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 1,650.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
Project Number:
TUR-03-01PL
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
The cultivation trials will be carried out both in laboratory conditions and on a piece of land bought by 120 farmers coming together. These farmers are the very people that uproot the plant both for their personal consumption and to sell it locally. With the project, it is hoped that they will both be protecting the plant and still be able to make a living out of it.
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
The project will bring together some of the poorest farmers in the most underdeveloped region of Turkey. The aim is to make them understand the global importance of the plant and to protect it. If cultivation can be made, these people will still be able to sell the garlic, but they will not be harming the wild plant.
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SGP Country office contact
Ms. Gokmen Argun
Phone:
90-312 4541131
Fax:
90-312 4961463
Email:
Ms Basak Okay
Phone:
+90312 454 11 32
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Address
Yildiz Kule, Yukari Dikmen Mahallesi, Turan Gunes Bulvari, No:106, 06550, Cankaya,
Ankara, RBEC, 06610
Ankara, RBEC, 06610
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