Turkey has reached a level that exports 2 thousand 90 kinds of agricultural and food products to 206 countries, according to Minister Pakdemirli
Turkiye
Published Nov 28, 2021
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Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said, “We have a foreign trade surplus of 15.4 billion dollars. Turkey has reached a level that exports 2 thousand 90 kinds of agricultural and food products to 206 countries. said. Pakdemirli, stating that agricultural supports and intervention purchases are very important for the agricultural sector to achieve a sustainable structure, said, “In this context, we increased the total amount of support from 12.9 billion liras in 2017 to 25.8 billion liras in 2022.”
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In the video message he sent to the Uludağ Economy Summit, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said that for the last 3 years, the production structure has been deeply shaken by the epidemic and climate change, the supply chains have given "SOS", and the rapid fluctuations in the commodity markets have fueled anxiety and uncertainty. Emphasizing that these developments and future predictions make it inevitable to create a sustainable production structure on the basis of green economy as well as self-sufficiency, Pakdemirli said, “In this transformation process, agriculture, forest and water have reached a more important position than ever before. Staying strong in these three vital areas will be possible by reading the future correctly, creating long-term policies and managing the process correctly. As the Ministry, we make a detailed analysis of this process, reveal our plans and targets, and implement projects one by one that will guarantee our food security, ...
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