Agriculture in Turkey information:
Total Area: 783,562 sq km
Land Area: 769,632 sq km Water Area: 13,930 sq km Climate Description: temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior Terrian Description: high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges Arable Land Use: 29.81% Permanent Crop Land Use: 3.39% Irrigated Land: 52,150 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources: 234 cu km (2003) Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 39.78 cu km/yr (15%/11%/74%) Natural Hazards Description: severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van volcanism: limited volcanic activity; its three historically active volcanoes; Ararat, Nemrut Dagi, and Tendurek Dagi have not erupted since the 19th century or earlier Environmental Current Issues: water pollution from dumping of chemicals and detergents; air pollution, particularly in urban areas; deforestation; concern for oil spills from increasing Bosporus ship traffic Total Labor Force: 27.11 million Percentage of Labor Forces in Agriculture: 25.5% Agricultural Product Description:tobacco, cotton, grain, olives, sugar beets, hazelnuts, pulses, citrus; livestock |
Women harvesting Wheat in Turkeyhttp://www.petersommer.com/gallery/wheat-harvest-turkey-photo/
On the steep slopes along Turkey’s southern shore, harvesting by hand, using an age old sickle, remains the most common way of cutting the wheat. In many parts of Turkey, agriculture continues much as it has done for centuries. Turkish Farmers Learn How to Cut Water Use in Halfhttp://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/turkish-farmers-learn-how-to-cut-water-use-in-half.html
Water-saving irrigation techniques are currently employed on less than one tenth of the irrigable land in Turkey, where agricultural water use is above average global levels. As the temperature rises in Istanbul, talk always starts to turn to the topic of water: Specifically, whether there was enough rain and snow over the winter to keep water coming out of the city's faucets reliably over the summer, or whether days of dry taps are in our future. Farming in Turkeyhttp://hasna.org/program-countries/
Turkey farmers bring together diverse types of races/ethnicityies together at a range of age groups to participant in harvesting/farming crops. Turkish Minister: Rice Price Hike Due to Speculatorshttp://memrieconomicblog.org/bin/content.cgi?news=1911
Turkey's agriculture minister, Mehdi Eker, said the recent surge in Turkey’s rice prices is the result of companies refusing to release rice stocks into the market. But he insisted that that rice stocks are sufficient to meet the country’s current needs. The Murat Tombul model for Turkish agriculturehttp://www.todayszaman.com/news-294329-the-murat-tombul-model-for-turkish-agriculture.html
Murat Tombul is trying to bring a new method of farming to Turkey. He takes great care to select the finest seeds for better crop production. In Erzincan these days, local markets are locked in stiff competition to see who can purchase more of the fruits and vegetables grown by farmer Murat Tombul. |