Turkey's banana production last year increased by 32.8 percent to 728 thousand tons

Published 2021년 2월 24일

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The article highlights the efforts of various agricultural research institutes in Turkey, such as Mersin Alata Horticultural Research Institute and Antalya West Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute, to enhance the efficiency and quality of banana production. These institutes have developed and registered new banana varieties, contributing to a significant increase in their domestic production, which now accounts for about 75% of the country's annual need. The article also notes a notable rise in banana exports and a decrease in imports over the years, with Georgia, Syria, France, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus being the primary export destinations.

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According to the information obtained from the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 13 projects have been carried out by Mersin Alata Horticultural Research Institute to increase the efficiency and quality in banana production. Antalya West Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute has implemented 2 projects in the same field. The share of "dwarf cavendish", "grand nain", "Alata mountain" varieties developed and registered by the Alata Horticultural Research Institute in accordance with the conditions of the country increased up to 91 percent. With the R&D studies carried out, approximately 3 out of 4 of the country's annual banana need started to be met from domestic production. Sapling production and marketing rights of varieties registered by the Institute were transferred to the private sector. The private sector produces the saplings of these varieties using tissue culture method and markets them to ...

Source: Turkiyegazetesi