Turkey: Hüseyin Aktepe on Ankara contacts

Making contacts in Ankara about the problems and troubles of the farmers, Hüseyin Aktepe, the President of the Gürün Chamber of Agriculture, visited Mehmet Hadi Tunç, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, in his office. Hüseyin Aktepe, the President of the Gürün Chamber of Agriculture, conveyed demands to Tunç on many issues such as calf support, barley for feeder support, support for breeders, and fertilizer prices. Expressing that the change made in the calf supports made the producers suffer, Aktepe said, "In order for a born calf to be included in the support, there must be a maximum of 15 months between two births. Likewise, the condition that the heifer that will give birth for the first time must be a maximum of 27 months. This situation makes our farmers aggrieved. Because there is no system they can follow. Increasing input costs are evident, there are incredible increases in feed, ...