MEHMET TAŞAN: FOOD IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STRATEGIC ITEM OF TODAY
Underlining that food is “the most important strategic item and even a weapon of the time”, President of Agricultural Development Foundation (TAK-VA) Mehmet Taşan said, “If we cannot leave the land empty and produce, we will face hunger.” Taşan, who is also an engineer of agriculture, told that what could be done in agriculture, the importance of which has become more prominent with the coronavirus epidemic. What is the importance of agriculture with coronavirus? There are very important lessons to be drawn from the coronavirus outbreak. First of all, with this epidemic, it turned out how human beings are incapable of an invisible virus in a period called 'global world', when borders are lifted and our whole life is connected to technology. As can be understood from the statements of the authorities that 'nothing will be the same from now on', the priorities of people and countries will also be reshaped. Agriculture will be more important especially because of the...