A significant portion of animal slaughter in the region still takes place in small and primitive slaughterhouses, with meat and meat products often being produced under conditions that are not hygienically or technologically adequate. Small-scale operations lack cooling units, preventing carcass maturation, creating challenges in preserving internal organs, and resulting in the underutilization of by-products. Additionally, carcasses, hides, and internal organs are transported in unsuitable vehicles.

Niğde University UNİKOP Energy House Project

The project locations are the districts of Sorgun, Sarıkaya, Saraykent, and Akdağmadeni in Yozgat province. Planned to be initiated on a pilot basis, the project aims to reduce the high rate of calf mortality experienced in cattle farming, minimize diarrhea-related calf deaths, and contribute to the national economy.

Through this project, it is aimed to demonstrate that more economical and efficient potato production can be achieved using our domestic and national potato varieties, to increase awareness regarding the use of domestic and national seeds, and to reduce foreign dependency in potato seed supply. In addition to providing cultivation training, the project is also targeted to contribute to the widespread adoption of our domestic and national varieties.

Within the framework of the “Regulation on General and Special Hygiene Rules for Small-Capacity Slaughterhouses,” a modular slaughterhouse with a daily slaughter capacity of 8 large livestock or 24 small livestock has been established.

The project aims to meet the growing demand for strawberry cultivation in the region, generate high income by enabling off-season strawberry production, create specialized strawberry farmers, promote scientific approaches in agricultural production, integrate female labor into the economy, and provide sustainable contributions to development.