İbrahim Yumaklı, the incoming Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in the Turkish Presidential Cabinet, said on his social media account that they will focus on continuity and efficiency in agriculture and forestry, and that they will make the Turkey’s century the century of production and producers.
Minister Yumaklı said, “A production and producer-oriented ‘Century’ begins, which will reduce input costs, increase productivity, digitalize agriculture, simplify management,” and gave the following information:
“Global warming, pandemics, wars and natural disasters have made agriculture even more strategic. Memorized patterns in agricultural production and inputs have been broken. Agricultural transformation is inevitable.
We will define the new production norms of the new world in Turkey’s century. Turkey, the country with the largest agricultural output in Europe, will write it, and the self-sacrificing Turkish farmers will write it.
Our producers will be the winners. The winner will be our consumers who have access to safe and affordable food. The winner will be Turkey and its friends.
With our deep-rooted history, 21 years of experience and the excitement of the first day, we continue on our way stronger. Under the leadership of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the pioneer of change, and in line with the goals he has pointed out, we are starting to realize our “Agriculture and Forestry Vision for the Turkey’s Century”.
FOREIGN DEPENDENCY IN FERTILIZER WILL BE REDUCED
We will realize the structural steps planned from the first stage of production to the last stage of consumption. We will take historic steps to reduce foreign dependence on inputs such as fertilizer and diesel. We will eliminate the factors that cause inflation related to food.
Our ministry organization will work hard, but most of all, we will realize this transformation together with the youth. Young brother, let the Turkey’s century begin with you.”