In this second phase, which built on the success of the first project, we aimed to improve the quality of the local seeds multiplied, popularize organic agriculture and create a sustainable market for these products. We expanded the implementation area of the project to 10 pilot villages around Çıldır, Kuyucuk and Aygır Lakes and Allahu Ekber Mountains, and put the needs of cleaning the “zibilli” (mixed) seeds that emerged after the first project, re-transmitting the forgotten “village wisdom” to young farmers, and providing market access for local products at the center of this second phase. At the end of the project, organic farming practices expanded from the previous 5 villages to 58 villages and local seed cultivation to 150 villages. Organic agriculture was practiced on approximately 3000 hectares of land. Through practical trainings for farmers, 20 “Leader Farmers” were trained. With the initiatives of ÇEVDER, the idle soil laboratory at the Kars Provincial Directorate of Agriculture was reactivated. A packaging workshop was established in Boğatepe. Although not fully operational due to legal procedures, tons of products such as kavılca, bulgur and flour were processed and sold in local markets and restaurants in Istanbul. In response to the growing demand for local products, the Kars Provincial Directorate of Agriculture started working to register kavılca wheat as a regional seed. In addition, oral history studies were conducted to record village wisdom. One of the biggest successes of the project was to move local participation from stakeholder to ownership. Organic structures such as the “seed warehouse” established voluntarily by a farmer in the village of İncesu and utilized by 180 families emerged. This phase took the local seed movement in the Kars region from the efforts of a handful of villages to a sustainable rural development model that transformed the region.

The shared use of machinery encouraged by this project not only reduced costs but also turned sustainable agriculture into a tangible experience for farmers. Using mobile seed cleaning and sorting machines, farmers were able to replant pure and fertile ancestral seeds back into their fields. This proved that high yields can be achieved without the need for chemical inputs.