In Kastamonu, women workers continue harvesting Taşköprü garlic under the heat
Key Points
- Women are working in the fields where Taşköprü garlic is harvested, which is the livelihood of approximately 4 thousand families.
- Women workers receive a daily wage of 1500 lira in return for their shifts lasting from 08.00 in the morning to 18.00 in the evening.
- The harvested garlic is sorted by size and offered for sale at prices ranging from 60 TL to 120 TL.
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In the Taşköprü district of Kastamonu, the harvest season of the famous garlic continues intensively. In this production, which is the livelihood of approximately 4 thousand families, the women working in the fields take on the greatest labor.
Starting work in the early hours of the morning, the women sweat under the sun until the evening hours. Cleaning the garlic uprooted from the soil by tractors and turning them into bundles, the women contribute to their family budgets in return for a daily wage of 1500 lira.
The harvested garlic is offered to the market at different prices according to their sizes. Large-sized garlic finds buyers for 120 lira, medium-sized for 90 lira, and small-sized for 60 lira.
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- What is the daily wage of those working in the Taşköprü garlic harvest?
- The women working in the garlic fields receive a daily wage of 1500 lira.
- What exact tasks are the women workers doing during the harvest?
- The women clean the garlic uprooted from the soil by tractors, tie them, and turn them into bundles.
- How is the price range of the harvested garlic determined?
- Garlic is priced according to its size; small size is sold for 60 TL, medium size for 90 TL, and large size for 120 TL and above.
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