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"Clearing Bank" (Takas Bank) model proposal for contract farming... Fehmi Kiraz, Chairman of Turkish Agricultural Engineers' Association (TZYMB), regarding the contract production model to be realized through the Digital Agriculture Market (DİTAP), said, "The text of the contract should be arranged very firmly at the right of withdrawal and at other points. The party who has the opportunity to earn 10 kurush more can break the contract." Kiraz made an assessment to AA (Anatolian Agency) correspondent concerning DİTAP, which was implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and brought together all stakeholders of the sector on a single platform with its contractual production model. Indicating that they support the contract production until the end, Kiraz said that this model is important in terms of price regulation, evaluation of agricultural products, farmer inputs and advance supply. Reminding that the contract production has been used...

Turkey on Wednesday set up a digital ecosystem for the agriculture sector to establish a direct link between the cultivator and the consumer. Launching the Digital Agriculture Market, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said that it will enable stakeholders dealing with agricultural supply and demand to meet in the digital marketplace and ensure that the farmers will earn more income. It will also help the consumer to access cheaper agricultural products. Addressing an online press conference, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli described the project as a milestone in the way of planned agriculture. Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan, and the President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Rifat Hisarcıklıoglu also attended the press conference. "This project is a milestone in planned agriculture, aiming to cover 10% of Turkey's fruit and vegetable production at the first stage,...

TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu spoke at the 'Digital Agriculture Market' (DİTAP) introductory meeting... The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu announced that the Digital Agricultural Market is a project that will allow to balance of supply and demand in the market by enhancing efficiency of Turkey's agricultural ecosystem. TOBB President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu participated in the introduction meeting of Digital Agricultural Market by video conferencing method held by Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli. Stating that the discussions of 'domestic production' and 'being self-sufficient country' around the world have reignited during the epidemic of new types of Coronavirus (Covid-19), Hisarcıklıoğlu noted, "Discourses like self sufficiency in agriculture, local and national production and food security gained much more importance in this process. Agriculture and food will b...