When wildfires broke out in Adana’s Kozan district last summer, Ali Gök did not abandon the saffron he had planted, not even for a day – and now the flowers have blossomed. The season’s first harvest has begun, and Gök, along with other residents of the neighborhood, is working day and …

Stating that structural changes are needed to solve the hike in food prices, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said, “Structurally, I see the most important change in contract production. In order for our farmers to be more comfortable, they need to start contracted production quickly over the years.” …