Agricultural Production Planning Will Solve Producers' Marketing Problems

With production planning, it is aimed to grow strategic products in the most appropriate region, optimize resource use, increase productivity and agricultural output - It is aimed to strengthen producers by preventing farmers from experiencing marketing problems during the harvest period

ANKARA (AA) - MUSTAFA ÇALKAYA - The agricultural production planning implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to ensure security of supply in strategic products aims to optimize resource use, increase productivity and agricultural output, while preventing producers from facing marketing problems during the harvest period.

According to information obtained by AA correspondent from the Ministry, agricultural production planning aims to determine the products or product groups to be produced according to the supply and demand amounts. In addition, it is planned to maintain the security of supply in strategic products, to determine the minimum and maximum production amounts according to the needs of the country and to prevent the occurrence of excess or deficiency in supply.

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With the planning of production, it is aimed to produce in the most suitable place by taking into account issues such as water constraint, socioeconomic conditions, marketing opportunities, agricultural infrastructure, storage and operation capacity, presence of tools and equipment, area size, livestock presence, farmer experiences, aquaculture.

By producing and cultivating strategic products in the most appropriate place, it is aimed to optimize resource use, increase productivity and agricultural output. A water-centered production planning is envisaged by preventing producers from experiencing marketing problems during the harvest period, contributing to the increase in their welfare levels and ensuring the sustainable use of natural resources by taking climate change into account. In this way, producers will be empowered and consumers will be able to share in the increased prosperity.

The production planning framework was organized to include plant and animal production and aquaculture. In this context, aquaculture and animal production plans for the years 2024-2027 were put into practice. For the planning of animal production, alternative development zones for fattening, dairy and poultry production were determined.

In aquaculture production, anchovy, bluefin tuna, white sand mussel, sea eggplant, eel, pearl mullet, medical leech, sea bass, sea bream, Turkish salmon, Mediterranean mussel were included in the planning scope.

Planning for crop production has also been completed and planned production will start on September 1, 2024. In this context, wheat, barley, corn (grain), chickpeas, dry beans, lentils, sunflower (oil), cotton, soybean, safflower, canola, potato, onion and fodder crops were included in the production planning. Permission will be granted to grow these crops in the most suitable basins.

To facilitate and encourage the implementation of agricultural production planning, the Ministry is working to harmonize other practices with production planning. In this context, work is being carried out on registration, agricultural supports, agricultural loans, grant programs, bringing unused agricultural lands into production, permitting agricultural lands, production under contract and rating of agricultural organizations.

Source: Anadolu Agency