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Şemsi Bayraktar, President of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), made a statement on the occasion of 15 October International Women Farmers’ Day and emphasised the critical role of women in agriculture.
Bayraktar stated that women make important contributions in all areas of life, from agricultural production to child education, patient and elderly care.
“Women play a major role in agricultural production, nutrition and transferring knowledge to future generations,” Bayraktar said that women’s labour in agriculture is irreplaceable.
933 THOUSAND WOMEN FARMERS REGISTERED…
Drawing attention to the numerical presence of women in the agricultural sector across Türkiye, Bayraktar announced that there are 933 thousand 723 women farmers registered to the Chambers of Agriculture. Women constitute 17.82 percent of the total members registered to the Chambers of Agriculture in the country. Women support male farmers, who mostly work in small enterprises and this situation sustains the rural economy.
“The biggest way to keep our women in rural areas is to increase their participation in the social security system,” Bayraktar said, arguing that positive discrimination towards women farmers is mandatory. Problems such as the emptying of rural areas and the absence of children in villages pose a great risk for the future of agriculture.
Bayraktar also emphasised that the biggest reform to be made in rural areas is to provide Agriculture BAĞ-KUR (Social Security Institute of Artisans, Craftsmen and Self-employed) premium support to women farmers. This step would strengthen women’s labour in rural areas and enable women to play a more active role in agricultural production…
