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Hayrettin Uçak, the head of an Aegean Fresh Fruit and vegetable Exporters’ Association, highlighted the significant development in the Turkish tropical fruit sector and its remarkable benefits on the nation.
“Tropical fruits offer high added value, making them a profitable choice for farmers. Additionally, instead of relying on imports from Africa or Asia, growing these fruits locally brings numerous benefits, especially environmental ones,” Uçak explained.
“Thanks to the growing sector, supermarkets and even local markets now offer these fruits, which were once unfamiliar to Turkish consumers, at more affordable prices,” he added.
In a bid to boost the newly-emerged sector, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has also been actively supporting the expansion of tropical fruit farming.
In 2012, the ministry launched a project to introduce 11 tropical fruit varieties sourced from the United States. These varieties underwent adaptation trials in open-field conditions in Antalya’s Gazipaşa district, with those that proved suitable for cultivation being officially registered and made available to the industry.
The Western Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute (BATEM) is actively conducting research and projects on new tropical fruit varieties to further enhance the sector’s growth…
