The Decision on Supports for Plant Production and Some Other Agricultural Supports to be Provided in 2024 was published in the Official Gazette.
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı made a statement on his social media account regarding the decision, saying, “These supports that we will provide for our farmers’ production in 2024 are our last support decision that we announced according to the old model before the Plant Production Planning. We will start planning in plant production with the 2024-2025 production period. In the new model that we will implement from now on, our farmers will know in advance how much support they will receive for which product before the production period begins. We will also announce our supports that will cover our farmers’ production in 2025 in the coming days. I wish our farmers a fruitful production period.”
FUEL OIL AND FERTILIZER SUPPORT PAYMENTS
According to the decision published in the Official Gazette, diesel and fertilizer support will be paid to farmers in cash this year. Diesel support for farmers producing cereals (wheat, barley, rye, oats and triticale, safflower) and legumes (chickpeas, lentils, dry beans) increased by 19.4 percent to 123 TL; fertilizer support for farmers producing oilseed plants (seed cotton, soybean, oil sunflower, canola, safflower) and forage crops and dry beans increased by 195.2 percent to 62 TL; fertilizer support for farmers growing hazelnuts, tea and olives and producing potatoes and onions increased by 66.7 percent to 35 TL; and fertilizer support for farmers of cereals (wheat, barley, rye, oats and triticale) increased by 34.8 percent to 62 TL. While rice producers receive 271 TL of fuel fertilizer support per decare, they will receive 362 TL for the 2024 production year. Unit prices for organic farming and good agricultural practices have also increased by 48.1 percent to 66.7 percent.
INCREASE IN FORAGE CROPS SUPPORT
Certified sapling/seedling and standard sapling use support has also been increased. The standard sapling use support unit amount has been increased by 60 percent from 250 TL to 400 TL per decare, and the certified sapling use support has been increased from 800 TL to 1000 TL per decare. The forage crop support to be given to farmers who plant annual and perennial forage crops and harvest their products has been increased by 100 percent. An additional 50 percent support payment will be made to forage crop support in provinces designated as milk basins within the scope of production planning. The unit amount of biological and biotechnical struggle support has also been increased by 50 percent. Product storage rent, transportation and analysis support in licensed warehouses will be supported by 60 percent of the rental fee tariff and 50 percent of the analysis fee tariff determined by the Ministry of Trade.
