Watermelons left in the field were distributed for free to the people of Bursa

Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Bozbey took action upon learning that the farmers’ crops were left in the fields. Under Bozbey’s instructions, approximately 700 tons of melons and watermelons left in the fields were purchased and started to be distributed for free to those in need.

Recently, within the framework of the ‘President Bozbey is Here’ project, Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Bozbey moved his office to the Mustafakemalpaşa district and listened to the problems of the citizens. Bozbey, who was insensitive to the farmers being offered 2-3 lira for the melons and watermelons in the fields, instructed that the products be purchased at their value directly from the farmers by Agricultural Landscape Inc. and distributed for free to citizens in need. Following this instruction, the officials of Agricultural Landscape Inc. immediately contacted farmers from Mustafakemalpaşa and Karacabey to purchase the products. The melons and watermelons collected from the fields have started to be distributed for free to citizens in various regions of Bursa. Bursa Metropolitan Municipality aims to distribute approximately 700 tons of products for free to citizens in 17 districts.

The promise was kept at jet speed.

After Mayor Bozbey shared with the public the promise he made to the farmers in Mustafakemalpaşa, the products obtained from the farmers were delivered to the citizens the next day. Stating that they will always support the farmers, Bozbey said, “When we visited the association in Mustafakemalpaşa, we received information that watermelons were left in the fields in some villages. A low price was offered, and the price was attempted to be pushed even lower. Therefore, farmers did not want to harvest their crops. I said, ‘Don’t worry at all.’ Our chairman has an instruction; he told us, ‘Do not leave the farmer’s goods in the field, buy them and transfer them to those in need.’ We made this decision and I immediately instructed my colleagues. I said, ‘Contact our farmers right away, let’s buy whatever is left in the fields and direct it to those in need. Let’s even transfer some to certain institutions and organizations.’ Ultimately, we did this with the desire that those who cannot access melons and watermelons should also have access. I believe our farmers have also taken a breath. Because next year, they have to work that land again. They need to have an income; they have tied their hope to it. But unfortunately, economic conditions have forced them to leave it in the fields. As Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, we stood by them and will continue to do so.”