Osmaniye groundnut is an oil plant from the legume family. Osmaniye groundnut is one of the most important products of agriculture and has become the symbol of Osmaniye. 29.74% of Turkey's groundnut production is carried out in our city, our province is Turkey 2 percent in the production of groundnuts. 90% of Turkey's trade volume is made out of groundnut Osmaniye market.
Groundnut In 2012, has become the geographical indication product of the province with the registration at Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (Turkey Patent Institute)
In over 300 large and small businesses in Osmaniye, groundnuts are processed and marketed. Some of these enterprises are branded and produce packaged products, others process and market semi-finished groundnuts as shelled or unshelled raw materials. About 4,000 families earn their living through people working in groundnut plants, which are particularly important for women's employment in the province.
It is used as raw material in groundnuts, nuts and food industry and in oil production. Bark and plant can be used in animal feed production.
|
PRODUCT |
AMOUNT |
UNIT |
|
Shelled Groundnut Production |
50.372 |
Tons |
|
Shelled Groundnut Production Area |
129.081 |
Decares |
Source: Osmaniye Directorate Of Provincial Agriculture And Forestry, 2019
