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Turkey's Organic Growth

January 2007 | Industry News

Turkey's agricultural sector has long been one of the strengths of it economy, as the country is among the world's leading food exporters, thanks to its ecological conditions and diverse climate. An estimated 39mn hectares (ha) of land are devoted to agricultural development in Turkey, with approximately one-third of the country's workforce employed in the agricultural industry in some form. Although there are some large industrial farms, the agricultural sector is largely characterised by small, family-run enterprises, with approximately 25,000 such farms. As with most developing countries, as other industries and the service sector have experienced rapid growth, the importance

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