“We will come to much better places in agriculture”

Addressing the Ziraat Bank 5th Agricultural Ecosystem Gathering, President Erdoğan said: “With 61 organized agriculture zones we will establish in our 42 cities, we will come to much better places in the area of agriculture. We have already begun production in 15 organized agriculture zones. We plan to begin production for the first time in five other zones as well this year.”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the Ziraat Bank 5th Agricultural Ecosystem Gathering at Haliç Congress Center in Istanbul.

Underscoring that 206 types of agricultural products grow in Türkiye, President Erdoğan noted that Türkiye ranks third in vegetable production in the world, and fourth in fruit production, adding that Türkiye, which is among the top three countries in 21 herbal products and among the top 10 in seeds, exports seeds to 117 countries.

Sharing some numbers regarding agricultural and food exports, President Erdoğan said that Türkiye will determinedly advance towards its goals, and added: “With 61 organized agriculture zones we will establish in our 42 cities, we will come to much better places in the area of agriculture. We have already begun production in 15 organized agriculture zones. We plan to begin production for the first time in five other zones as well this year.”