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Participatory action research with wheat landrace producers and community supported agriculture groups; a case from Turkey

Mesut YILDIZ, Tayfun Özkaya

Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

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This participatory action research was conducted with five community-supported food groups formed by consumers in İzmir province, Turkey, and associations/groups producing wheat landraces in Çanakkale, Balıkesir, and Kars provinces. The research aimed to identify common problems that reduce the separation between wheat production and consumption and to determine how to increase the use of wheat landraces and their products.