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Thousands of farmers march in Turkey’s capital Ankara

Thousands of farmers from all provinces of Turkey gathered in the capital city of Ankara over the weekend to express their demands from the government officials in the face of hardships they have been going through.

Organized by Turkey’s Union of Agricultural Chambers to mark the Farmers Day on May 14th, the march was held with the messages of farmers for efficient support and subsidies from the government.

Talking on behalf of the group, head of the Union Şemsi Bayraktar demanded from officials for manufacturing costs of farming to be lowered in order to provide the country’s farmers the opportunity to progress.

Bayraktar underlined that ‘any kind of support granted to farmers would benefit the country’s economy significantly’ and also criticized the sky-rocketed retail prices of produced farm goods.

Also mentioning the recent disagreements with Russia over wheat exports and the enormous increase in retail price of tomato (over 10 TL per kilo), Bayraktar said: “The high prices of things such as electricity, fertilizers, seeds, pesticides, and animal feed are giving a hard time to our farmers. Our farmers deserve all kinds of support. It should be ensured for our farmers to have increased support and continue production under same conditions with their competitors. For this, we must obtain qualified and certified seeds with cheap prices. We must use cheap fertilizers and fuels.”

A planned agricultural policy and effective subsidies are among the primary demands of the farmers in the country, where the agriculture sector shrank by over 6% in 2016.

Source: http://www.birgun.net/haber-detay/binlerce-ciftci-ankara-da-toplandi-ucuz-mazot-istiyoruz-159556.html



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