In Niğde province, 47.01% of the agricultural land is used for irrigation. According to the 2022 data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT), Niğde ranks as follows in terms of production quantity in Turkey:
The distribution of agricultural land by purpose is as follows:
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Distribution of Agricultural Land by Purpose |
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|
Purpose |
Area (Hektares) |
|
Field |
234.320 |
|
Orchard |
29.408 |
|
Vineyard |
3.390 |
|
Vegetable garden |
8.661 |
|
Greenhouse |
3,3 |
|
Total |
275.783 |
Field Crop Production
|
Cultivated Crop Name |
Area Cultivated (Ha) |
Production Quantity (Tons) |
Average Yield (Tons/Ha) |
|
Grains |
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|
Durum Wheat |
2.319 |
8.051 |
3,47 |
|
Other Wheat |
61.045 |
218.066 |
3,57 |
|
Barley (Malting) |
3.500 |
11.356 |
3,24 |
|
Other Barley |
23.880 |
82.659 |
3,46 |
|
Triticale |
451 |
1.838 |
4,08 |
|
Oats |
3.509 |
9.223 |
2,63 |
|
Rye |
14.727 |
42.747 |
2,90 |
|
Maize (Grain) |
179 |
1.482 |
828 |
|
Legumes |
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Chickpeas |
4.928 |
4.988 |
1,01 |
|
Dry Beans |
17.307 |
57.505 |
3,32 |
|
Green Lentils |
18 |
16 |
89 |
|
Industrial Crops |
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Sugar Beet |
1.038 |
74.729 |
7,199 |
|
Lavender |
26 |
41 |
1,58 |
|
Oilseeds |
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Sunflower |
69 |
125 |
1,81 |
|
Safflower |
38 |
42 |
1,11 |
|
Tuber Crops |
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|
Potatoes (Other) |
17.630 |
679.653 |
38,55 |
|
Forage Crops |
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|
Maize (Silage) |
6.969 |
430.438 |
61,76 |
|
Vetch (Green Forage) |
1.461 |
22.334 |
15,29 |
|
Clover (Green Forage) |
7.274 |
357.775 |
49,19 |
|
Korunga (Green Forage) |
128 |
2.188 |
17,09 |
|
Field Pea (G. Forage) |
13 |
130 |
1,00 |
|
Burçak (G. Forage) |
16 |
193 |
12,03 |
|
Grains (G. Forage) |
1.169 |
20.875 |
17,86 |
|
Fallow |
66.626,7 |
- |
- |
|
Total |
234.320,7 |
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In Niğde province, there are 177,034 head of cattle, with the majority of breeding taking place in the Central and Bor districts. The small livestock population is 611,701, primarily concentrated in the Central district.
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Livestock Numbers by District (2022) |
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District Name |
Cattle |
Small Livestock |
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|
|
Culture Cattle |
Hybrid Cattle |
Local Cattle |
Buffalo |
Total |
Sheep |
Goat |
Total |
|
Central |
74.866 |
18.450 |
95 |
2 |
93.413 |
194.905 |
6.894 |
201.799 |
|
Altunhisar |
6.077 |
1.311 |
40 |
0 |
7.428 |
41.769 |
10.217 |
51.986 |
|
Bor |
40.840 |
7.470 |
53 |
0 |
48.363 |
140.122 |
13.376 |
153.498 |
|
Çamardı |
1.763 |
2.286 |
45 |
0 |
4.094 |
58.972 |
4.590 |
63.562 |
|
Çiftlik |
12.056 |
4.505 |
42 |
0 |
16.603 |
43.396 |
3.121 |
46.517 |
|
Ulukışla |
5.715 |
1.126 |
292 |
0 |
7.133 |
61.655 |
32.684 |
94.339 |
|
Total |
141.317 |
35.148 |
567 |
2 |
177.034 |
540.819 |
70.882 |
611.701 |
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Poultry Numbers by District (2022) |
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District Name |
Backyard and Commercial Poultry Farms |
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|
Layers |
Broilers |
Total |
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|
Backyard |
Commercial |
Total |
Commercial |
|
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|
Central |
82.626 |
149.940 |
232.566 |
0 |
232.566 |
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|
Altunhisar |
6.819 |
0 |
6.819 |
0 |
6.819 |
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|
Bor |
4.847 |
120.780 |
125.627 |
19.500 |
145.127 |
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|
Çamardı |
4.000 |
700 |
4.700 |
0 |
4.700 |
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|
Çiftlik |
14.000 |
0 |
14.000 |
0 |
14.000 |
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|
Ulukışla |
9.343 |
0 |
9.343 |
936.000 |
945.343 |
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|
Total |
121.635 |
271.420 |
393.055 |
955.500 |
1.348.555 |
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There are 6 egg-laying farms with a total of 271,420 chickens, with a yearly egg production of approximately 103 million eggs.
There are 4 broiler farms with 955,500 chickens.
There are 10 trout farming facilities in Niğde province. The annual capacity of these facilities is 278 tons
