It's a Wonderful Feeling

A mother of two who traded Antalya's greenhouse expertise for her hometown in Konya has harvested her first tomato crop, targeting 60 tons from a two-decare plot. Fadime Uysal, 41, spent 13 years in Antalya supporting her husband's banana and tropical fruit production before returning to Güneysınır district to build her own greenhouse in Habiller neighborhood. "It's a wonderful feeling.

I recommend it to all my female friends. I want them all to stand tall like me and be bosses of their own work, Uysal told Anadolu Agency, noting she has already collected 20 tons and expects 60 by season's end. She plans to expand the greenhouse to five decares next year and diversify crops, while hiring local women twice weekly for five-ton harvests.

"Now they say, 'We want to build greenhouses too. Hearing that makes me happy, she said. Her husband Atilla Uysal said they returned home to fulfill her dream, praising her as a strong woman who never gives up. Güneysınır Mayor Ahmet Demir called her a model female entrepreneur, pledging continued support for women producers.