Turkey: Organic era in banana production

According to the World Food Organization (FAO), 117 million tons of bananas were produced in an area of 5 million hectares in the world in 2019; According to the data of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, it is estimated that 1 million tons of bananas will be produced in Turkey by 2023, especially with the effect of greenhouse banana production that started after the 2010s. Mersin accounts for 55.7 percent of banana production in Turkey, and Antalya accounts for 40.7 percent. After the open field banana production was brought under cover, especially in the Manavgat district of Antalya, with government incentives, new production methods were put into use. As of today, 1300 decares of banana production in an area of 20 thousand decares in Manavgat is carried out by good agriculture and 80 decares by organic production method. 'ONLY 5 IN TURKEY' Stating that the tendency towards good agriculture and organic production in banana production is increasing day by day, District ...