{"id":361,"date":"2023-06-29T22:35:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T19:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecas.com.tr\/?p=361"},"modified":"2023-06-29T22:35:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T19:35:25","slug":"turkiyede-organik-tarim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecas.com.tr\/en\/2023\/06\/29\/turkiyede-organik-tarim\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic Agriculture in T\u00fcrkiye"},"content":{"rendered":"

Organic farming in our country started in the mid-1980s with the production of dried grapes, dried figs, dried apricots and hazelnuts for export with the contracted farming system under the leadership of European organic farming companies. Organic farming activities first started in Tekelio\u011flu Village, Manisa in 1986 with the cultivation of sample organic products in the area determined by the muhtar's office. The first organic raisin production project was implemented in 1986, followed by the organic fig project in 1987. In the context of legal and institutional regulations, we can examine the organic farming sector in T\u00fcrkiye in 3 different periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the first period (1984-1993), there was no national legal regulation. Our country was just getting acquainted with organic agriculture and production was carried out according to the rules of the importing countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the second period (1994-2002), some developments occurred at the regulation level and organic farming activities began to develop and become widespread, especially in the Aegean region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third period is from 2003 to the present, and the Organic Agriculture Law was published on 03 December 2004, and this was followed by the Regulation on the Principles and Implementation of Organic Agriculture, which came into force on 10 June 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the following years, our product range has expanded; we have started to produce and export hard-shelled and dried fruits, frozen fruits and vegetables, fresh fruits and vegetables, spices and legumes. In addition to these, the production and export of rose water, rose oil, olive oil, cotton and textile products has also accelerated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the increase in organic cotton production, the organic textile sector has become increasingly important, and in recent years, organic baby textiles, towels, home textiles and bedding have been added to the organic product range. The demand for organic baby food, baby clothes, toys and baby cosmetics is increasing both domestically and abroad, especially due to the sensitivity of parents with babies aged 0-12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to T\u00dc\u0130K data, in 2011, including the transition to organic farming, our total product number was 225, our total farmer number was 42,460, the total area under organic farming was 614,618 hectares and our total production was 1,659,543 tons. The number of farmers doing organic farming in our country is increasing day by day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHY HAS ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION INCREASED?<\/strong>Consumer concerns about food safety<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2013 Pesticides<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2013 Antibiotics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2013 Hormones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u2013 GMOEnvironmental impacts of traditional agricultureEncouraging government policiesEncouraging legislation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consumers who shop from markets in T\u00fcrkiye are divided into 4 groups. Consumers who shop from markets in Turkey are divided into 4 groups:<\/strong>Temelde fiyata duyarl\u0131d\u0131r.Pek \u00e7ok organik \u00fcr\u00fcn %30-40 daha pahal\u0131d\u0131r.Populasyonun %15\u2019i sa\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131na duyarl\u0131 ve bu \u00fcr\u00fcnleri alma iste\u011finde olan grubu olu\u015fturmaktad\u0131r.Hipermarketlerde organik kiosklar\u0131n a\u00e7\u0131lmas\u0131 benimsenmekte,ancak t\u00fcketicinin e\u011fitime ihtiyac\u0131 oldu\u011funa inan\u0131lmaktad\u0131r.Pek \u00e7ok t\u00fcketici halen \u00fcr\u00fcnlerinin zaten sa\u011fl\u0131kl\u0131 oldu\u011funa inanmaktad\u0131r.Kentlerde ya\u015fayan pek \u00e7ok aile baz\u0131 temel g\u0131dalar\u0131 do\u011fup b\u00fcy\u00fcd\u00fckleri k\u0131rsal kesimlerden getirtmektedir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Year<\/th>Number of products (Pieces)<\/th>Number of farmers (Number)<\/th>Number of farmers (%)<\/th>Area (Hectares)<\/th>Area (%)<\/th>Production (Tonnes)<\/th>Production (%)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
2005<\/td>205<\/td>14401<\/td>–<\/td>203811<\/td>–<\/td>421934<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
2006<\/td>203<\/td>14256<\/td>-1,0<\/td>192,789<\/td>-5,4<\/td>458095<\/td>8,6<\/td><\/tr>
2007<\/td>201<\/td>16276<\/td>14,2<\/td>174283<\/td>-9,6<\/td>568128<\/td>24,0<\/td><\/tr>
2008<\/td>247<\/td>14926<\/td>-8,3<\/td>166883<\/td>-4,2<\/td>530224<\/td>-6,7<\/td><\/tr>
2009<\/td>212<\/td>35565<\/td>138,3<\/td>501641<\/td>200,6<\/td>983715<\/td>85,5<\/td><\/tr>
2010<\/td>216<\/td>42097<\/td>18,4<\/td>510033<\/td>1,7<\/td>1343737<\/td>36,6<\/td><\/tr>
2011<\/td>225<\/td>42460<\/td>0,9<\/td>614618<\/td>20,5<\/td>1659543<\/td>23,5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock<\/em>
(1) Natural collection areas are included.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of countries to which we export has reached 32. EU countries such as Germany, France, Italy, England, Denmark and the Netherlands constitute our most important export markets. Our most exported organic products are frozen fruits, raisins and dried apricots. At the same time, organic cotton, organic chickpeas and lentils have gained a remarkable place in our exports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hazelnuts, which are unique to our Black Sea region, have gained a new export area by being produced with organic farming methods and continue to maintain this position steadily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although our country has an important place in organic product exports, we also import some organic products. Baby food, pasta, bread, chocolate, canned food, jam, tea varieties and animal products are imported from countries such as the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Belgium and Sweden.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Organic farming in our country started in the mid-1980s with the production of dried grapes, dried figs, dried apricots and hazelnuts for export with the contracted farming system under the leadership of European organic farming companies. Organic farming activities first started in 1986 in Tekelio\u011flu Village, Manisa, with the cultivation of sample organic products in the area determined by the muhtar's office. The first organic raisin production project was implemented in 1986, followed by organic \u2026 <\/p>\n

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