University Student Berivan Returned to Her Village, Started with 80 Animals, Now Has 120!
The Berivan family, who make their living milking and producing dairy products in Muş, have made their jobs easier by keeping up with technology. Women who used to travel miles on horses and mules to milk their animals have now started using motorcycles and small motorized vehicles.
For years, the Berivan family, who have been raising livestock using traditional methods, has both saved time and eased their daily workload. The women milk their animals twice a day and transport the milk to the villages by motorcycle after milking.
Beriven and motorcycle rider Naime Gök, who stated that she has been working as a berivan for five years, said that they now use motorcycles to reach the plateaus, which used to be accessed by horse and donkey, making things easier for both her and other berivans. "I've been working as a berivan for five years," she said. "We come in our own vehicle, and I use motorcycles. Our grandmothers and mothers used to come here on horses and donkeys. Now we come by motorcycle. We travel the 5-kilometer distance on motorcycles. We come twice a day, milk our milk, and then return. Because we have a motorcycle, we bring our berivan friends along. They can't come on foot because the road is far, so I drive them."
Ceylan Gök, who said she learned the berivan tradition from her mother-in-law, said she has been doing this for about nine years, adding that journeys previously made by horse and donkey are now made by motorcycle. Berivan Gök said, "I came as a bride. I knew nothing when I arrived. My mother-in-law taught me how to milk the goats, little by little. May God have mercy on her, and when she passed away, I continued this work. I've been working as a berivan for 8-9 years. We used to go back and forth on horses and donkeys, but now we go back and forth on motorcycles. My sister-in-law brings us back and forth. Sometimes our sheep or goats get sick, and we put them on the motorcycle and take them home. We used to have plenty of milk, and we'd make cheese and give it to the dairy. But now it's not as valuable, so we put it in the freezer. We take it out in the winter and eat it to make yogurt."
Selen Gök, who graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University's Pathology Laboratory, explained that she became interested in animal husbandry after she couldn't be appointed. Gök explained that he has been a herdsman for five years and focuses on small ruminants. "We raise livestock here, and I've been a herdsman for five years. I graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University's Pathology Laboratory. I came here after I couldn't be appointed, and this is how I work. I'm happy; I love animals. We have small and large cattle, but I mostly care for the small ruminants. I use the milk I milk to make cheese, butter, and cream, and I help my family. My mother takes care of the large cattle, and I take care of the small ruminants. It's going well, and we're happy. I don't expect to be appointed anymore. But I'm thinking about expanding the herd. I started with 80 animals, and now it's 120. I aim to increase it from 120 to 150." #agrotv #agriculture #farmer
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