Türkiye’s agricultural security is on the agenda with risky seeds that are intended to be introduced from Antalya Airport to the country in recent months. While the last incident took place last day, the audit teams affiliated to the General Directorate of Food and Control at Antalya Airport; 24.2 kilograms of corn seeds from Spain detected GMO. The seeds, which are banned in Türkiye, were returned to Spain, while what happened in the last three months turned their eyes to agricultural land in Antalya. According to experts, Antalya is among the target regions in food battles. The biggest reason for this is the “vegetable-fruits export volume exceeding $ 1.3 billion. 31 percent of the total fresh fruit and vegetable exports in Türkiye are sent from Antalya abroad, while an average of 5.2 million tons of vegetables and fruit production is carried out in greenhouses.r.
Coup for agricultural production
While the focus of food and seed wars is wanted to be inserted into Antalya, diseased tomato seeds are wanted to be inserted; Experts, India and Far Eastern origin tomato seeds, Aksu, Serik and Kumluca in the planting areas will cause great destruction. Prof. Dr. Ankara University, Department of Food Engineering. Dr. While touching the importance of food strategy and safety through Nevzat Waste Virus or GMO seeds, “We know that there are forces that want to put diseased seeds in Türkiye and want to blow agricultural production. Diseased products to be inserted from Antalya did not detect, if planted, would be serious destruction in the fields, “he says.
Istanbul Topkapi University Department of Gastronomy, Prof. Dr. Aziz Ekşi, who expressed that the production in the country will be adversely affected in case of cultivated seeds, “protection of our lands without viral infection, strategic priorities should be of strategic priorities.”
At the target of foreigners
Food Bulletin Publication Coordinator Researcher Writer Gürkan Akgüneş said, “Although domestic seed production increased by 25 percent, the seed exports exceeded 200 million dollars, saying:” The number of licensed seed companies in Antalya reaches 97, 23 of them are directly exporting. Due to this heavy traffic, Antalya Airport is considered a natural transition point for both agricultural exports and imports. However, the gigantic volume in agricultural production is raising the appetite of foreign seed companies. “
From 5 different countries
“Diseased and GMO seeds that are tried to be introduced into the country are not only commercial, but also geoeconomic risks. So much so that the amount of banned and risky seeds to be imported in 2024 was recorded as 2.1 tons. It is strictly prohibited to use GMO foods, continued milk and small child foods. Don’t forget that GMO or diseased seeds extend not only to the field, but to the table. This is not only a farmer, but 85 million. “
Food with GMO is forbidden
Genetically modified organisms (GMO) and its products in Türkiye were determined by the Bioguership Law, which came into force on 26 September 2010 and the “regulation on modified organisms and products accepted on the same date. In addition to food products in Türkiye, GMO products are not allowed for baby food, additional foods and products for human consumption. The products accepted on leave are for limited areas only for feed and industrial use purposes.
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