Food Turkey Ocak Şubat 2018

in the fields of seeds and fertilizers.
I believe that these efforts we have
initiated to ensure the economic development
of our country will provide
positive contributions to agriculture
of Turkey,” stated OYAK General
Manager Süleyman Savaş Erdem.
Süleyman Savaş Erdem
OYAK General Manager
Hektaş General Manager Levent Ortakçıer
pointed out that they regarded
their R&D work as the focal point
of the company and continued: “In
agriculture, power was in the hands
of financiers. But today, the power is
in the hands of those who control the
information. The research conducted
by international organizations shows
that the amount of product obtained
from 1-hectare area in Turkey is very
low. For instance, the Netherlands
produces 9.2 tons of wheat per hectare,
which is 2.4 tons in Turkey. We
are in a similar position in animal
husbandry; we have 5.5 million cows
and we produce 16.9 million tons
of milk. But regarding Germany, we
see that 32.7 million tons of milk is
produced with 4.3 million cows. The
most important thing to close this efficiency
gap is to engage science and
intelligence more into the agricultural
sector. In addition to basin-based
production planning, it is necessary
Levent Ortakçıer
Hektaş General Manager
to work according to the needs of
each region and to farm according to
the soil structure belongs to the area.
In order to be more effective and
more efficient, we aim to increase
the product quality and the harvest
with the R&D center, and to contribute
to national agriculture. I hope that
our center will be beneficial to our
institution and to our country,” said
Ortakçıer.
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