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Good Agriculture Practices implementation in Turkey
Turkey
Tuesday 26 June 2007
IPM forming the basic of good agricultural practices has been carried out in Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable production since many years. After 1990's, ICM
approach was put into practice due to mainly the demand of exporters. However, since there was not any certification for products produced fulfilling ICM requirements,
producers did not obtain premium prices for their products. Consequently, ICM was not practiced widely in Turkey. The good agricultural practises, a certificated production
system, have come to agenda in 2000's with a demand coming from Europe. The problems faced in the export to the European markets have led to search new production
systems by producers. In Turkey, since middle of 1980's, organic agriculture considered as an alternative to conventional agriculture has met this demand in some way but
organic agriculture has not been expanded rapidly due to mainly its strict requirements.
The GAP, was not known excessively in Turkey, has started to be put into practice rapidly after 2000's. Hence, interest of government, local administrators and exporters to the GAP has encouraged the producers to shift GAP system in the production. Since EUREPGAP standards have emerged for European markets, Turkey and some other developing countries help farmers to meet these standards to sustain export markets.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) has formed a legal background to GAP by issuing a regulation on 8th of September 2004. The EUREPGAP and other countries' implementations were taken into consideration in the preparation of this regulation. In the scope of the regulation, a GAP Committee was formed. Duties of this
committee are: application of the rules of regulation, auditing of control and certification firms and monitoring new developments in GAP in the EU and other countries.
approach was put into practice due to mainly the demand of exporters. However, since there was not any certification for products produced fulfilling ICM requirements,
producers did not obtain premium prices for their products. Consequently, ICM was not practiced widely in Turkey. The good agricultural practises, a certificated production
system, have come to agenda in 2000's with a demand coming from Europe. The problems faced in the export to the European markets have led to search new production
systems by producers. In Turkey, since middle of 1980's, organic agriculture considered as an alternative to conventional agriculture has met this demand in some way but
organic agriculture has not been expanded rapidly due to mainly its strict requirements.
The GAP, was not known excessively in Turkey, has started to be put into practice rapidly after 2000's. Hence, interest of government, local administrators and exporters to the GAP has encouraged the producers to shift GAP system in the production. Since EUREPGAP standards have emerged for European markets, Turkey and some other developing countries help farmers to meet these standards to sustain export markets.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) has formed a legal background to GAP by issuing a regulation on 8th of September 2004. The EUREPGAP and other countries' implementations were taken into consideration in the preparation of this regulation. In the scope of the regulation, a GAP Committee was formed. Duties of this
committee are: application of the rules of regulation, auditing of control and certification firms and monitoring new developments in GAP in the EU and other countries.
