Turkey: New Move in Cheap Food: Urban Agriculture! Minister Kirici Explained the Details
Urban agriculture will be supported for citizens’ access to cheap food.
Railly News
20/06/2022
Excerpt:
Saying that we are starting to implement urban agriculture, Kiri?ci continued his words as follows: “A kilo of tomato comes from Antalya to Istanbul by making a journey of 800 kilometers. It both loses its freshness and the transportation cost gets on top of the price. It also gives 25% fire on the road. This is also reflected in the price. Moreover, exhaust emissions pollute the air. However, there are Çengelköy, ?ile, Çatalca, Beykoz and Silivri around Istanbul. There are untouched areas here. There is also the manufacturer. Our brother, who grows tomatoes in Çatalca, can directly distribute the product to restaurants and homes. In this way, the citizen will eat both fresh and low-cost products. You will eliminate the factors that cause climate change and you will prevent the migration from the village to the city.
urban agriculture; Around cities such as Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir; We will apply it in places with production capability such as Erzurum-Erzincan and where there is a geothermal resource. You produce 365 days in a place with a harsh climate. In hot places, you use solar energy to cool the greenhouse. If our salvation is in agriculture, the salvation of agriculture is in the countryside… In 2023, we will be a country that knows what it produces and how it is produced, and has set its own priorities.”
