Agricultural activities are carried out in an area of 2 million decares in Muğla.

The information meeting held under the scope of the European Union Rural Development Program was coordinated by the General Directorate of Agricultural Reform in Menteşe district of Muğla. "Muğla is a city of agriculture besides tourism" In the opening speech of the meeting, Muğla Director of Agriculture and Forestry Seyfettin Baydar stated that Muğla is an important center not only in tourism but also in agriculture, animal husbandry, and rural development. "In our province, there is production in 2 million 11 thousand decares of agricultural land, 29 thousand 486 producers registered in the Central Registry System, 35 thousand 375 animal husbandry businesses, and 247 thousand large livestock and 404 thousand small livestock. We have 225 agricultural organizations, 12 of which are first-degree organizations, and the role of these organizations in IPARD projects is of great importance," he said. Baydar stated that a total of 436 million TL support payment was made to producers in ...