"We have set a new target for 2023: : Fish exports of 2 billion dollars. By the end of 2018, we have had 300 thousand tons of fish production. We hope we will reach up to 600 thousand tons", said Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli.
Within the scope of Muğla program, Minister Pakdemirli has made inspections at Kılıç Sea Products Integrated Facilities in Bodrum.
The authorities were informed about the stages of fish production and packaging. Pakdemirli, told reporters, fish and aquaculture by the end of 2018 as a billion dollars, very close to the target, he said.
The Minister was informed about the stages of fish production and packaging by the authorities. And he cleaned the fish together with the workers. Minister Pakdemirli has expressed the journalists that they have got really closer to the target of a billion dollars on fish and aquaculture by the end of 2018.
FISH EXPORT TARGET: 2 BILLION DOLLARS
"We have set an export target of 15-20% growth in 2019", said Minister Pakdemirli.
"We have set a new target for 2023: Fish exports of 2 billion dollars. By the end of 2018, we have had 300 thousand tons of fish production. We hope we will reach up to 600 thousand tons. There are good examples of aquaculture facilities in Turkey. Thanks to the new aquaculture facilities opening in Turkey, our seas will no longer be just "the waters" but places which contribute to both production and employment. Today, we are visiting one of the sample facilities in Muğla. We should all be proud of the point where the aquaculture sector has come in our country", said the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli.
Afterwards, the Minister has also visited Milas District of Muğla Province. He has inspected the sales outlet of Milas Süt Birliği where 3 thousand of farmers sell their natural products for cheaper price.
Inspecting Erdemli Olive Oil Facility in the District of Yatağan, Minister Pakdemirli has received information about olive oil production stages as well.