MAKU Stands with Goat Breeders Again This Year

Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (MAKU) in Burdur continues to make significant strides in the production of cheese from goat milk, which it started last season. The Milk Processing Unit of the Dairy Products and Technology Application and Research Center (UAM) at MAKU continues to support local milk producers by making cooperation agreements with goat breeders in the districts and villages of Burdur.

MAKU continues to stand by the farmers and producers in the region. Milk is purchased from local producers for dairy products produced at the production facility established within the university. This season, agreements were signed with goat breeders in Çavdır, Gölhisar and Karamanlı districts for the milk to be used in the production of goat cheese.

The team consisting of Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Hakan Öner, MAKU Dairy Products and Technology UAM Milk Processing Unit Production Manager Lect. Aslı Albayrak Karaoğlu, President of the Small Ruminant Breeders Association Veterinarian Mustafa Yıldız and Agriculture and Forestry Directorate Çavdır District Director Osman Şimşek held meetings with goat breeders in these three districts. As a result of the meetings, agreements were made to use goat milk in the goat cheese produced at the MAKU Milk Processing Center.

Prof. Dr. Hakan Öner stated that these agreements make a great contribution to both the local economy and the academic studies of the university. "We aim to reach a wider audience with Burdur's quality dairy products by cooperating with local producers. At the same time, we provide practical training opportunities for our students and support the local economy," he said.

MAKU Dairy Products and Technology UAM Milk Processing Unit Production Manager Lect. Aslı Albayrak Karaoğlu emphasized that they attach great importance to quality and hygiene standards in production processes. "We are working meticulously to use the highest quality milk in the production of goat cheese. This season, we will continue our production with the milk we will supply from the breeders in the region," she said.

This cooperation with local producers both supports farmers economically and contributes to MAKU's production of quality and natural products. MAKU continues to make a significant contribution to the development of agriculture and livestock in the region with such projects.