It Has Become a Source of Income for Women! They Collect It From the Mountains and Sell It to Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics Giants.
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In the Demirci district of Manisa, women contribute to their family's economy by collecting wild pistachios that grow in the mountains. Approximately 450 tons of the product are harvested annually, dried, and then sent to pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies.
In the Demirci district of Manisa, hackberry, harvested from the mountains through communal effort, provides income for women living in rural neighborhoods with its annual production of approximately 450 tons. After being washed and dried, the hackberries are consumed as a snack, and are also sent to pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies in Istanbul, Ankara, Gaziantep, and Bursa for use in oil and industrial production.
In Demirci, women collect approximately 450 tons of hackberry per year, drying and selling the product they obtain under challenging terrain conditions to contribute to their family budgets. Hackberry, which is also consumed as a snack, is among the raw materials of the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.
In Demirci district of Manisa, 78-year-old Zeynep Sönmez continues the tradition of collecting hackberry bushes, which she has been doing since childhood, together with women in rural neighborhoods. Approximately 450 tons of hackberry bushes are collected annually from about 40 neighborhoods and sold as snacks and oil.
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