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Turkey is an important producer and exporter of agricultural commodities on world markets and is estimated to be the world’s 7th-largest agricultural producer. Although the economic importance of agricultural sector relative to the industrial and service sectors has been declining, agriculture still remains a key part of Turkey’s society, employing about one quarter of the workforce and generating most of income and employment in rural areas.

Agricultural policies in Turkey have evolved significantly over time and the new Agricultural Law agreed in 2006 aims to align Turkey’s agricultural policies with those of the European Union. The main purpose of the study is to evaluate recent policy developments in the context of a broader review of policy developments since the implementation of the Agricultural Reform Implementation Project (ARIP) in 2001. This study also discusses several emerging issues and challenges for Turkish agricultural policies, and offers key policy recommendations.

Table of contents:

Foreword
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Overview of the Macro-economy and the Agricultural Sector in Turkey
-1.1. Main features of the Turkish economy
-1.2. Key macro-economic developments
-1.3. Agriculture in the economy
-1.4. Farm structure
-1.5. Agricultural production
-1.6. Food consumption and self-sufficiency
-1.7. Agri-food trade profile
Chapter 2. Evolution of Agricultural Policies in Turkey
-2.1. Agricultural policies: Objectives
-2.2. Institutions
-2.3. Domestic agricultural policies
-2.4. Agricultural trade policies
Chapter 3. Agriculture and Rural Development in Turkey
-3.1. Background
-3.2. National Rural Development Strategy 3.3. Agriculture-related rural development programmes
Chapter 4. Agriculture and the Management of Natural Resources in Turkey
-4.1. Environmental performance of agriculture.
-4.2. Agri-environmental policies
Chapter 5. Evolution and Decomposition of Support to Agriculture in Turkey
-5.1. Total support to the agricultural sector
-5.2. Transfers to producers
-5.3. Transfers to consumers
-5.4. General support to the agricultural sector
Chapter 6. Future Directions for Agricultural Policies in Turkey
-6.1. Overall assessment of policy reform progress since the mid-1980s
-6.2. Issues and challenges for policy
-6.3. Key policy recommendations

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Published: November 14, 2011