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Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairman Hayrettin Uçak evaluated the issues of April export figures, Digital Agriculture Market (DİTAP), problems resolved during the pandemic, measures taken, cherry exports to the Far East and 2020 season in general at the press conference organized by the Izmir Branch of the Economy Correspondents’ Association.
Stating that pandemic caused all sectors in the world to enter an economically distressed process, Hayrettin Uçak said, “In this period of time, the only sector that continues production by increasing its capacity instead of stopping is the agricultural sector, which is the first link of food and food production. The whole world understood the importance of agriculture.”
Indicating that in these days they need to come up with new things in the name of agriculture and prepare after then the outbreak, Uçak explained, “Because the world will now be a different world and will move on a different line. I strongly believe that if we get out of this difficult process, our country’s place and position in the world will be very different. In this period, we need to produce and implement effective agricultural policies for our future.”
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Emphasizing that DİTAP will be an important step for the future which was launched by the end of April, “I would like to thank our Minister of Agriculture Bekir Pakdemirli for the project that brings together producers, exporters, operators and consumers on the same platform. It will proceed in the form of contract farming. With digitalization, we will have come a long way in agriculture. Good agriculture will have been produced. Producers will not worry about how to sell their products. In digital agriculture, hall traders, producers, exporters and institutions of the state will be together.”
Pointing out that switching to digital will encourage everyone to production, Uçak noted, “In this way, with the young population, everyone will focus on agriculture and return to rural life. With this project, everyone will work in their region, hometown and trade. It will create new projects for our youth. It will turn into a serious opportunity for Turkey. There is a feverish work in agriculture. Everybody is embraced and put their hands under the stone. There will be a serious increase in agriculture.”
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Stressing that new opportunities may arise in the sector and investors turn the needle to agriculture, Uçak concluded, “New investors have engaged in extensive study and research to do agriculture. Big investors started to take place in this sector. The continuation of situation like this will have a positive impact on our exports. Nothing will be the same in the coming period. Stones will inevitably move out. Innovation will come. It will be much better than before.”
