{"id":209323,"date":"2021-11-23T12:52:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T10:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/tika-supports-rose-cultivation-in-the-algerian-sahara?lang=en"},"modified":"2021-11-23T12:52:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T10:52:29","slug":"tka-supports-rose-cultivation-in-the-algerian-sahara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/tka-supports-rose-cultivation-in-the-algerian-sahara\/","title":{"rendered":"T?KA Supports Rose Cultivation in the Algerian Sahara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/4d2ebc2f06be561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/4d2ebc2f06be561\" alt=\"Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA)\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/4d2ebc2f06be561\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (T\u0130KA) built the &ldquo;Rose Garden for the Martyrs of July 15&rdquo; with 1000 roses in the town of El Gol&eacute;a (MENIA), located in the Sahara Desert in Algeria.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Rose Garden for the Martyrs of July 15 was built on a land of 2 hectares owned by the foundation FOREM-EL GOLEA, which serves women and orphans in El Gol&eacute;a. Next year, the foundation will be provided with the necessary equipment to produce rose-based products such as rose water, rose oil, and rose soap using the roses to be grown in the garden.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Mostefa Khiati, President of FOREM, thanked T\u0130KA and the Republic of Turkey for T\u0130KA&rsquo;s support and stated that he believed the project will set a great example for those living in the Sahara Desert and that the success of the project will lead similar initiatives to be launched in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Alparslan &Ccedil;evik, T\u0130KA&rsquo;s Coordinator, noted that El Gol&eacute;a, where roses can be harvested twice a year, was a major rose production hub at the beginning of the twentieth century, but that it lost this position over time. He stated that T\u0130KA aimed to help El Gol&eacute;a reclaim this position, and to contribute to the economic development of the region by enabling the production of rose-based products. &Ccedil;evik added that they wanted to keep the memory of our martyrs alive by naming the garden after them, and thanked the managers of FOREM-EL GOLEA for approving this name.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA).<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (T\u0130KA) built the &ldquo;Rose Garden for the Martyrs of July 15&rdquo; with 1000 roses in the town of El Gol&eacute;a (MENIA), located in the Sahara Desert in Algeria. 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