Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Muhittin Böcekannounced that Finike Hasyurt Agriculture Fair, which is the first agriculture fair of Turkey, will bring the agriculture sector together again after 7 years. Minister Muhittin Böcekannounced that Hasyurt Agricultural Fair will open its doors for the 11th time, with the motto of “New Face in Its Old Place” between 14-2022 May 25.
Finike Hasyurt Agriculture Fair, which was held for the first time in 1992 and is the first agricultural fair of Turkey, is preparing to open its doors to its visitors for the 7th time after 25 years. Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor for the launch of Hasyurt Agricultural Fair, which will be held between 11-14 May 2022 with the motto of "New Face in Its Old Place". Muhittin Böcek, Finike Mayor Mustafa Geyikçi, Antalya Commodity Exchange and Agriculture Council President Ali Çandır, Kumluca Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KUTSO) President Murat Hüdaverdigar Günay, Kumluca Commodity Exchange President Fatih Durdaş and Agriculture Provincial Director Gökhan Karaca held a press conference.
We Care About Such Fairs
Mayor of Metropolitan Municipality Muhittin BöcekHe said that they are with the farmers and producers with local development projects. Saying “We are working for the development of agriculture”, the President Muhittin Böcek“We care about organizing fairs that bring the stakeholders in the agricultural sector together and accelerate the development of agriculture in our agriculture capital Antalya. Hasyurt Agriculture Fair will host the agricultural sector for the 11th time this year, between 14-25 May, with the motto "In its Old Place, With Its New Face". It is not an easy task to sustain a fair for 25 years and to organize it with the same enthusiasm and excitement every year. For this reason, I would like to thank everyone, especially our mayors, who have contributed to the organization of this fair so far.”
We Should Move the Agriculture Fair to the International Area
President Insect pointed out that Antalya ranks first in greenhouse cultivation in Turkey and that it meets nearly 50 percent of the country's needs in agriculture. Stating that there are more than 30 thousand farmers in the Western Mediterranean Region, Muhittin Böcek“In this region, 3.5 million tons of vegetables and fruits are produced annually, corresponding to 2.5 billion TL. Especially in the winter months, 40 percent of Turkey's vegetable needs are met from these fertile lands in the Western Mediterranean belt. With its experience from the past, Hasyurt Agriculture Fair now deserves to be an international fair. Our aim is to ensure that the fair reaches an international dimension in the coming years.”
We Revive
Telling the story of the fair, Mayor of Finike Mustafa Geyikçi stated that the idea of the fair, which was put forward by the then Mayor of Hasyurt Azer Gökyar and his friends in 1991, was put into practice in 1992. Stating that the fair, which was first held in a nylon tent in a school garden, grew and developed over time, Geyikçi said, “After the Metropolitan Law was enacted in 2014, it was held during the term of Finike Mayor Kaan Osman Sarıoğlu and then it was interrupted. Until 2022, this fair was not held again. Now we will revive this fair with our stakeholders and our industry. We expect support from the entire industry,” he said.
We care about the fair
Antalya Agriculture and Forestry Provincial Director Gökhan Karaca emphasized the importance of the fair by drawing attention to the fact that there are 360 thousand hectares of agricultural land in Antalya. Karaca stated that they are in the first place in Turkey in greenhouse production and said, "Such activities are extremely important for us in our city, which has a great agricultural potential."
We Have No Area to Get Rich Other Than Agriculture
Antalya Commodity Exchange and Agriculture Council President Ali Çandır stated that they want to take another important brand out of its dusty shelves and bring it back to life on its way to becoming the capital of agriculture, and said: “It is our duty to carry it forward as Turkey's first agricultural fair with a contemporary understanding of fair organization. there is. We will come together with economists who are experts in their fields and what is happening in agriculture in the world with various activities every day. We will have a full agricultural week. As Turkey, we have no other area to enrich ourselves than agriculture. We will be there with a nice surprise on World Farmers Day, which coincides with the fair days. I invite all companies from Turkey or abroad who want to promote their technology and product.”
We Understand How Valuable Production Is
KUTSO President Murat Günay said: “We are holding this fair in the center of the world-renowned Finike orange. In another claim, we claim that we produce the healthiest products in the world. We expect all stakeholders from all our farmers to support this fair. Because we understood once again how important it is to produce in this period. We will not stop producing, we will continue to produce.”
We Will Tell About the Importance of Finike Orange
Kumluca Commodity Exchange Chairman Fatih Durdaş stated that they wanted to explain the importance of Finike oranges at the fair and said, “10 percent of the oranges produced in Turkey are called Finike oranges, but all of the oranges sold in the country are sold as Finike oranges. Here, we aim to bring branding and local geographical indications to the forefront," he said.
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