A drive to restructure Turkey’s agricultural sector includes ambitious plans to expand fruit and vegetable production and is set to open the door for foreign investors looking to meet demand back home. Buoyed by favourable geographic conditions and abundant rainfall, Turkey’s agricultural sector contributed $62bn to the economy in 2012, after...
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Articles & Analysis | A thermal injection: Greenhouse expansion to boost agricultural investment from The Report: Turkey 2013
Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Turkey 2013
A favourable climate and proximity to affluent Europe and the dry Middle East make Turkey a global breadbasket and a natural destination for investors. Foreign direct investment is at unprecedented levels, reaching a total of $2.1bn by October 2012. Major government infrastructure projects are also set to boost the agriculture industry in the coming years. The sector is hampered by high levels...
At an average of 5.1% between 2003 and 2012, Turkey has experienced one of the world’s highest growth rates over the past decade. This was accompanied by drops in joblessness and poverty, as well as gains in school enrolment, home ownership and life expectancy.
A drive to improve food security under way in Brunei Darussalam will see the government release land for livestock production, develop irrigation systems and step up cooperation with other countries. The move forms part of a broader bid to galvanise the agriculture sector into helping the Sultanate achieve food self-sufficiency in the longer term.
A drive under way in Saudi Arabia to encourage businesses to invest in farming operations abroad could see the Kingdom improve food security and increase investment opportunities.
A major overhaul planned for Thailand’s agricultural sector next year will see the government roll out a zoning initiative as part of a two-pronged bid to optimise crop production and reduce expenditure on price-support schemes.