ECOLOGICAL TABLE GRAPE PRODUCTION IN TURKEY

The organic (ecologic-biologic) agricultural practices in Turkey began in 1985 with organic raisins and dried figs demand of European countries. As of 2015, 1829291 tons of organic products from 197 different products, which comprise grapes, in 515268 ha, are produced by 69967 farmers. Currently, th...

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Published inEQA (Imola. 2009) Vol. 31; pp. 33 - 39
Main Authors Semih Tangolar, Erhan Akça, Mehmet Erdem Kiraz, Serpil Tangolar, Melike Ada
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Bologna 01.06.2018
Subjects
grape growing
organic farming
Viticulture
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Summary:The organic (ecologic-biologic) agricultural practices in Turkey began in 1985 with organic raisins and dried figs demand of European countries. As of 2015, 1829291 tons of organic products from 197 different products, which comprise grapes, in 515268 ha, are produced by 69967 farmers. Currently, the number of registered enterprises operating in organic agriculture is over 1500. As in the entire in world and in Turkey, the share of organic production in grape production is increasing. Organic grape production is carried out in 10645 ha area in Turkey. This amount constitutes approximately 2.3% of the total grape production area in Turkey. Organic grape is the second major product of Turkey export, and the export share of organic products in recent years is increased to 20-30%. The share of the organic table grape production in total organic grape production is an increasing trend and the studies in this direction are continuing.
ISSN:2039-9898
2281-4485
DOI:10.6092/issn.2281-4485/7895