Agriculture Entering A Crisis Period?

According to a report produced by the Turkish Association of Agriculturalists, the country's agricultural sector is entering a crisis period. The findings of the report state that the Turkish agricultural sector experienced a contraction of 7.3% in production in 2007. Although a part of this decline can be attributed to last year's drought, the report placed the majority of the blame on the government's negative agricultural policies. In fact, it appears that a number of agricultural producers are looking abroad for investment opportunities, citing bureaucratic obstacles, climate change and high production costs as the main driving factors.

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