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Agriculture is still an important sector of Turkey's economy, and the country is one of the world's top ten agricultural producers. [1] Wheat, sugar beet, milk, poultry, cotton, vegetables and fruit are major products; [2] and Turkey is the world's largest grower of hazelnuts, [3] apricots, [2] and oregano.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Turkish: Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı) is a government ministry of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for agriculture and forestry. [2] [3] Reforestation is important to combat climate change in Turkey. [4]
A terrace in agriculture is a flat surface that has been cut into hills or mountains to provide areas for the cultivation for crops, as a method of more effective farming. Terrace agriculture or cultivation is when these platforms are created successively down the terrain in a pattern that resembles the steps of a staircase.
The foundation of the Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Turkey dates back to 1863. The Turkish cooperative movement was started by Midhat Pasha, governor of Niš (a city in Serbia which was Ottoman territory at the time), with the establishment of “Homeland Funds” (“Memleket Sandıkları”) in 1863 and it gained pace with the foundation of the Republic of Turkey as new laws on ...
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] Charging for water used by agriculture has been suggested. [4]: 64–66 Remaining challenges include the need to further increase wastewater treatment, to reduce the high level of non-revenue water hovering around 50% and to expand access to adequate sanitation in rural areas. The investment required to comply with EU standards in the sector ...
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In agriculture, a harrow is a farm implement used for surface tillage. It is used after ploughing for breaking up and smoothing out the surface of the soil. The purpose of harrowing is to break up clods and to provide a soil structure, called tilth, that is suitable for planting seeds.