In order to protect the health of plants, animals and people, to increase the production of organic products and to provide quality organic production and food affordable by all income groups, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock has aimed to expand organic farming and to enable the control of organic farming products without polluting soil and water resources and air.
Main Demonstration Projects: In order to expand organic plant production, demonstrations were established for organic strawberry, apple, hazelnut, cherry, grape, walnut, wheat, chickpea, raspberry, melon and vegetables.
In order to expand the production of organic fisheries, demonstrations were established for the organic farming of trout and carp.
Years |
Product Number |
Farmer Number |
Production Area ( ha ) |
Production Amount ( Ton ) |
1994 |
26 |
1.705 |
5.216 |
8.843 |
2002 |
150 |
12.428 |
89.827 |
310.125 |
2009 |
212 |
35.565 |
501.641 |
983.715 |
2010 |
216 |
42.097 |
510.033 |
1.343.737 |