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. The last incident in this area took place again at Antalya Airport last day. General Directorate of Food and Control, audit teams, 24.2 kilograms of corn seeds from Spain detecting GMO, as a result of the analysis of genetic intervention seeds within the scope of the prohibition was understood. While the seeds were returned to Spain, this development did not escape attention as the second GMO Egyptian case identified in the last three months. According to experts, the biggest reason for Antalya’s target is that it is the first place in agricultural production as well as tourism. So much so; In Antalya, which is considered the most important agricultural export center of Türkiye, the volume of “vegetable-fruits exports” in 2024 reached 1.3 billion dollars. 31 percent of the total fresh fruit and vegetable exports in Türkiye are sent from Antalya abroad, while the average amount of 5.2 million tons of vegetables and fruits annually 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; 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. Disease products to be inserted from Antalya, if you have not been detected, if planted, there would be serious destruction in the fields.
At the target of foreigners
Food Bulletin Publication Coordinator Researcher Gürkan Akgüneş said, “Although domestic seed production increased by 25 percent, the seed exports exceeded $ 200 million, he said:” The number of licensed seed companies in Antalya reached 97, while 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
“The diseased and GMO seeds that are tried to be introduced into the country have not only commercial but also geoeconomic risks. In such a way, the amount of banned and risky seeds to be imported in 2024 was recorded as 2.1 tons.
Concerns 85 million
“According to Article 15 of the Bioguership Law, GMO and its products are punished with imprisonment of up to 5 years for imprisonment and high fines. Don’t forget that GMO or diseased seeds have an effect not only on the field, but on every ring in the chain extending 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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