Organic Farming

Republic of Turkey Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock General Directorate of Plant Production

ORGANIC FARMING IN TURKEY By Vildan KARAARSLAN Head of Department Agronomist and Food Science Expert e-mail:[email protected]

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Organic Farming CONTENT

I. Development of Organic Farming II. Milestones III. Organization IV. Control and Certification Bodies V. Training and Information VI. Basic Figures VII. Targets 2

Organic Farming Milestones  Establishment of Association for Ecologic Farming Organization, 1992  Turkish National Regulation issued, 1994  Department of the Alternative Agricultural Production Techniques, 2003  Law on Organic Farming, 2004  “By-Law on Principles and Application of Organic Farming” in line with EU Regulation 2092/91, 2005  Regulation on Principles and Application of Organic Farming” 2010 based on EU Regulation 834/2007, 889/2008, 710/2010,  Department of Good Agricultural Practices and Organic Farming, 2011

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Organic Farming Organization Chart Republic of Turkey Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock General Directorate of Plant Production

Department of Good Agricultural Practices and Organic Farming

81 Provincial Directorates

Organic Farming Committee The National Steering Committee on Organic Farming

Authorized Control and Certification Institutions

ORGANIC FARMING UNIT

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Control and Certification Institutions

Organic agricultural production is carried out under the control of Control and Certification Institutions as follows:

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Organic Farming OF Authorized Body Authorized Body

Authorized Body

ETKO Ekolojik Tarım Kontrol Org. Ltd. Şti.

BCS ÖKO-GARANTIE Organik Tarım Sertifikalandırma Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti.

ECOCERT Denetim ve Belgelendirme Ltd .Şti.

IMO Control ve Sertifikasyon Ticaret Limited Şirketi

TURKGAP Tarım Uygulamaları Sertifikasyon Hizmetleri Ticaret Ltd. Şti.

Kontrol

NİSSERT Uluslararası Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti.

ve

Sertifikasyon

ve ICEA İNSTİTULO PER LA CERTİFİCAZİONE ETİCA E AMBİENTALE Türkiye İzmir Şubesi

Denetim CERES CERTIFICATION OF ENVIROMENTAL STANDARTS GmbH Türkiye İzmir Şubesi

EKOTAR Ekolojik Tarım Ürünleri Üretim, Kontrol, Sertifika, Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti.

IMC Ltd. Şti.

CU Sertifikasyon Ltd. Şti.

ANKA GLOBAL Kontrol ve Sertifikasyon A.Ş.

ORSER Organik Ürünler Kontrol ve Sertifikasyon Ltd. Şti.

BİO İNSPECTA Kontrol ve Sertifikasyon Limited Şirketi

ANADOLU Ekolojik Ürünler Kontrol ve Sertifikasyon Ltd. Şti.

İsmail DEMİRCAN NOPcert Organik Tarım Uygulamaları Organik Girdiler ve Organik Ürünler Sertifikasyon Hizmetleri

KALİTEST Belgelendirme ve Eğitim Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti.

EGETAR Kontrol ve Sertifikasyon Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti.

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Organic Farming Organic Agriculture Committees • Two official committees for organic agriculture in Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock in Turkey:

• Organic Agriculture Committee • National Steering Committee for Organic Agriculture • Organic Farming Units 7

Organic Farming Development of organic farming (

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Conventional agriculture

not regulated by a legislation (1984-85)

today

• Legislation since 1994…2010 • 42.097 producers • 501.033 ha area or so 8

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Organic Farming Committee, MFAL , DGAPD

Authorization

CERTIFICATION SYSTEM · Tariff used by institution · Certificate sample · Information concerning · certificate types · test and examination method · analysis method and all techniques used · documentation system

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Certification Institution or Control and Certification Institution

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Inspection

All information about holdings controlled before

Control Institution

QUALITY HANDBOOK describing the quality system according to the type of the operation performed

Certification System

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Organic Farming Entrepreneur Certificate for Organic Farming Name of Control and Certification Institution : Code No : Address : Certificate No : Name/Address of Entrepreneur : Name of Product and Its Characteristics : Certification Status : Contract No : Type of Operation : Determination Date of Certificate: Ratification Date and Place of Certificate :

Product Certificate Name of Control and Certification Institution : Code No : Address : Certificate No : Name of Product and Its Characteristics : Certification Status : Quantity of Product : Harvest Year : Production Year : Product Origin : Contract : Invoice No and Date : Waybill No and Date : Quantity and Type of Packaging: Party (lot) Number and Calibration : CN CODE : Purchaser Country : Purchaser Entrepreneur Name And Address : Sender Country : Name of Sender Entrepreneur and Address : Certificate Ratification Date:

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Organic Farming Sanctions and Penalties for Infringements  Detailed provisions in the Law and the By-Law on OF  Administrative fines from 10.000TL-50.000TL  Cancellation of authorization and licences (in case such an infringement repeated)  Double administrative fine  working license cancelled permanently and so on 11

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The Distribution of Organic Farming Areas in Turkey According to the Regions (2010)

Marmara Region 1,5 % Aegean Region 12,1 %

Black Sea Region 12,9 %

Central Anatolia Region 3,5 %

Mediterranean Region 6,4 %

Eastern Anatolia Region 45,6% South Eastern Anatolia Region 6,1%

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Organic Agricultural Production in Turkey Operators (000)

Area (1000 ha)

Production (1000 ton)

Number of Products

2002

12,4

89,8

310,1

150

2005

14,4

203,8

421,9

205

2010

42,0

501,0

1.343,7

216

Years

Source: Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock

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Organic Farming Organic animal Operators

Bovines

Ovines

Poultry

2004

10

1.480

24.420

250

2010

174

37.432

21.454

342.329

% change

1.640

2.429

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136.832

Organic beekeping Operators

Bee hives

Honey Production (Mt)

2005

370

50.486

671

2010

403

25.607

208

% change

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-49

-69

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Organic Farming Organic Production in 2010 Product Apple Wheat Cotton Tomato Dried Fig Dried Grape Lentil Olive Dried Apricot Source: MARA

Production (000 t) 39.3 23.9 18.0 12.1 9.6 25.6 8.3 17.8 13.5

Product Plum Barley Carob Hazelnut Pear Maize Strawberry Chickpea Cherry Pomegranate

Production (000 t) 1.2 2.3 3.1 7.9 1.7 18.3 3.4 5.6 5.6 6.1

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Organic Farming Training Model Educators • Academicians • Ministry members • Experts Section Directorate for Farmer Training and Extension in MFAL Provincial Directorate

Organic Farming Unit

Operators

(Non-Formal Education) Total 1516 technical staff’s Training (2004-2011)

(Extension) Total 70 625 Operators’ training in 3 261 courses 2004-2011

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Organic Farming Project to Develop and Control Organic Farming · In the scope of Project to Develop and Control Organic Farming · 24 research institutes and 9 demo activities in provincial offices are performed in respect to crop, animal and aqua cultural products.

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Organic Farming  EU Action Plan,

in the sensitive areas

 In Turkey, dam basins  sensitive areas  Organic production in dam basins started, 30 Dec 2003  The studies ongoing in 18 dam basins Training

Farmer Trained

Farmer Producing

2004 2005

147 100

1,885 1,691

83 457

300 2,300

2010

129

1,886

769

2,084

Years

Area (ha)

Source: Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock

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Organic Farming Information System · Turkey has been also Member of MOAN (Mediterranean Organic Agriculture Network), 2006

 Software prepared by MFAL in order  to provide complete data  to exchange data between authorized institutions MFAL  European Information System for Organic Market EISfOM Membership, Feb 2004  Turkey, member of EISFOM established to improve European Information System for Organic Markets

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Organic Farming Data Flowchart Control and Certification Institution

MFAL Database

Data

Data Entry

Summary Data on the web www.tarim.gov.tr

Stored Data

81 Provincial Directorate of MFAL

Broadcasting Article 8 of the Law on  National, regional and local radio and TV broadcasting

 Promotional programs about

for at least 30 minutes/month

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List of Third Countries · The technical file sent to Brussels

· in order to be included in the list of third states

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Organic Agriculture Support Oganic plant production support is area based… Organic animals are supported as additional 50% to conventional animal supports…

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Organic Farming Organic Agricultural Support  For entrepreneurs producing organic

products and inputs  By Cabinet Decision of 28 February 2004  investment credit for maximum seven-year period  business credit for 2 year period

a discount of 50 % from current interest,

 supports on-going since 2004 -2011 23

Organic Farming Importer Countries • There are many importer countries • EU is our main market – As Germany, England, Holland, and France

also Switzerland ,Japan, Canada, USA, India and others

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Organic Farming Targets (1) • To increase product range • To make market-oriented production

• To increase the added value of organic products and producers’income through processing organic products • To increase domestic consumption

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Organic Farming Targets (2)

• To increase training activities and awareness-raising on organic agriculture • To clean polluted areas /environment and to protect clean areas against pollution • To promote improvement by extending organic to animal husbandry • To extend organic agriculture in environmentally sensitive areas

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Organic Farming Conclusion

– In Turkey: • Rich bio-diversity  wide range of crop variety in agricultural production

• Suitable climatic condition • Highly experience in farming practices • High rate of labor force population required by organic agriculture • Less pollution of Turkey’s geography  opportunities for organic agriculture

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Thanks for your attention

By Vildan KARAARSLAN Head of Department

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