Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı, ⁇ New Era in Agriculture: He spoke in the Production Planning and New Support Model ⁇ program.
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Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı answered the questions of journalists at the meeting.
13 Will Strategic Products be Expanded?
Asked whether the scope of the 13 strategic products determined within the framework of plant production planning and new support model will be expanded, Yumaklı said that the 13 products determined within the framework of production planning will not change within that period. At the end of the period, when we see that the system is more operational and the conditions for its development are formed, we will expand the product ring. We will include important products for our country in these. ⁇ He used his expressions.
Asked about the impact of production planning on product prices, Yumaklı said that production planning will support the Medium Term Program.
Yumaklı, while answering the question about the farmer's actions, said:
This is not the first time such problems have occurred. Every time there is a problem, we are there with our entire team. The solution is not by inviting people to the streets, but by proposing a solution to the problem. In our first determinations about these, we saw that CHP ⁇ was organized by provincial or district organizations and even party pennants were at the forefront in the first periods. Now they continue to do the same. All other elements, including the HDP, are trying to bring people to the streets in an organized way. They need to give up this idea now. If they have suggestions, tell them. Putting people on the street will not solve the problem. We are trying to use the arguments we have by talking to the sector in order to solve the problems that occur in this way. We think this is unfair and disrespectful to the manufacturer.
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Updating Irrigation Systems Against Water Scarcity
Asked whether support for irrigation systems in Turkey under water stress will be updated and whether there will be a sanction against farmers who do not switch to drip irrigation, Minister Yumaklı replied as follows: All new irrigation systems are being built as a closed circuit. Old systems are also being transformed. We cover 50% of farmers' drip irrigation investments. There are regulations preventing the construction of open irrigation. We will continue to support our farmers in every way possible.
Inspections Continue Against Exorbitant Price Increases
Emphasizing that the increase in food prices is not caused by production and that supply problems are effective, Minister Yumaklı stated that inspections are continuing tightly together with the Ministry of Trade against exorbitant price increases: Our producers are doing their part. But exorbitant price increases in shipping, logistics and some businesses are exacerbating the problem. After the pandemic, these problems have increased and we are taking measures together with our Ministry of Trade against this situation. ⁇
Minister Yumaklı also stated in his statements that important projects such as organized agricultural zones, plant production planning and support model have been implemented in order to protect and improve Turkey's agricultural production capacity.
Yumaklı said that products such as sugar beet, hazelnut and tea are not included in the production planning and that the production of these products will continue within the framework of their own laws.
While answering the question about raw milk, Minister Yumaklı stated that the excess raw milk produced was taken by the Meat and Milk Institution. Yumaklı reported that some industrialists who buy milk from farmers do not want to pay the cooling price and an investigation has been launched about these enterprises.
