Growtech , a trade fair in Antalya for domestic and extraneous grower organized a instrument panel to discuss the current United States Department of State and developments in Turkish agriculture . The panel garnered huge sake from the press and was attend by 35 farming journalist from 21 different countries .

During the panel , the development of agriculture in Antalya and Turkey was outline and foreign journalists were able to receive in - deepness information from the control panel member .

Speaking at the panel , Antalya Chamber of Commerce Board Member Harun Ozturk underlined the importance of agricultural output for the saving of Antalya . Harun Ozturk : “ In Antalya , we have fresh fruit and vegetable yield , cut flower production both in open field and in greenhouses . Currently , Turkey has 77,200 hectare of greenhouses and 37 % of these greenhouses are situate within the borders of Antalya . 81.4 % of all the ice greenhouses in Turkey and 52.5 % of all plastic greenhouses in Turkey are all located in Antalya as well . According to 2018 official figure , 47 % of all Turkey ’s fresh fruit and veg production take place in Antalya . Antalya leads the country in nursery tomato product with growing almost 61 % of the whole country ’s yield within its perimeter . The city also leads Turkey in immature capsicum , Solanum melongena and cucumber production . Agricultural output is the lifeblood of the metropolis together with tourism and commerce . ”

Another Antalya Chamber of Commerce Board Member Cuneyt Dogan noted : “ Turkish growers are rapidly improving in terms of variety and lineament of production . We have gained a good position in export market . There was a meaning jump in greenhouse banana tree production and as a result , Turkish banana tree signification have declined apace . Now our growers are try out with alternate products as well such as avocado and dragonfruit . These niche product also represent a significant opportunity for our growers . As our growers keep expanding their yield smorgasbord , our position in exportation markets will keep getting stronger . Trade fairs such as this one not only bring our growers together but it gives them an chance to introduce their product to the alien buyers and increase their export volumes . ”

Journalists attend the venire were able-bodied to involve questions to panel members about nutrient rubber in Turkish agrarian production , irrigation systems and other production method acting , Turkish agriculturist ’ strategies in the face of increase output costs , main export countries for Turkish fresh produce and the potential implications of the tension between China and United States for Turkish growers .

gore members insure journalists about the high - standards and the monitoring system the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture has for chemicals and notice that Turkish cultivator are not using any of the chemicals or substances banned in the European Union .

Another motion addressed by the panel extremity was the top export goal for Turkish products which change count on the variety of the production but due to the good geographic position of Turkey with stuffy propinquity to the Middle East , Europe , and Russia , these regions remain the top destination for Turkish goods .

The last doubt about the tenseness between China and the United States and its implications were answered by West Mediterranean Exporters Association Chairman Hakki Bahar who note that China is an crucial export destination for Turkish sweet cherry and that there might be an increase in need with the potential of Chinese orders from United State to Turkey . However , he also add that it might be more beneficial for cultivator to focalize on improving quality and therefore damage decimal point rather of loudness in Holy Order to have more profitable business .

Source:34 Volt