Organic Agriculturein Konya

Some reasons for growing organic products

 

1. To protect the lands against harmful chemicals2. To stop the lose of fat soil3. To protect the water quality4. To save energy5. To keep away the chemicals from our meals6. To support the smaller farmers7. To keep the farmers healthy8. To support the real economy9. To enrich the variety of pruducts10. To grow more delicious and more healthy things

Why do they prefer the Organic Products

HealthHealth % 70 % 70 % 46% 46

EnvironmentEnvironment % 10-30% 10-30 % 41% 41

Taste Taste % 13-24% 13-24 % 40% 40

Animal rightsAnimal rights % 26% 26

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The amount of imported Organic Products

Year Amount (kg) Price (Dollar)

1998 8.616.687 19.370.599

1999 12.049.949 24.563.892

2000 13.128.934 22.756.297

2001 17.556.280 27.242.407

2002 19.182.859 30.877.140

2003 21.083.351 36.932.995

2004 16.093.189 33.076.319

2005 9.319.328 26.230.259

2006 10.374.000 28.236.617

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ORGANIC PRODUCTS GROWN

Year Farmers Fields (ha)Amount

(ton)Kind

1996 1.947 6.789 10.304 26

2002 12.428 89.827 310.125 150

2003 14.798 113.621 323.981 179

2004 12.806 209.573 378.803 174

2005 14.401 203.811 421.934 205

2006 14.256 192.789 458.000 210Kaynak: TKB, TÜGEM

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN TURKEY

• Organic Agricultural studies started in Turkey in 1986. Some big companies grew some kind of organic products to export them in some European countries.

• There used to be some laws about it during those years.

• The last one is accepted on 03.12.2004• Now we export nearly all the organic products

grown in Turkey

We grow organic products in these fields: %61 dried fruits, %21 vegetables, %5 grapes, %2 fresh fruits %2 medical plants.

• COMPANIES THAT CONTROL ORGANIC PRODUCTS

• ANADOLU (Yalova)• BCS (İzmir) • CERES (İzmir)• CU (İzmir)• ECOCERT-SA (İzmir)• EKO-TAR (Mersin)• ETKO (İzmir)• İCEA (İzmir)• İMC (Ankara)• İMO (İzmir)• NİSSERT (Ankara)• ORSER (Ankara) • TURKGAP (Mersin)

FLY TRAP

Feromen TRAP

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE in KONYA

• They grow sour cherry and cherry in Cankurtaran village Akşehir, Konya in 175.000 m2 fields, and strawberries in 100.000 m2 fields

• They grow strawberry in 800.000 m2 fields, in Çakıllar village, Konya

• They grow strawberry and sour cherry in 215.000 m2 fields, in Gölçayır village, Konya

• Organic Strawberry fields in Seydişehir Yaylacık• They are exported to many European countries

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