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Press release... NO PRODUCTION WITHOUT MONEY! 2019 PREMIUM OF COTTON FARMERS SHOULD BE PAID RIGHT NOW! The National Cotton Council (UPK) presented its concrete recommendations to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to continue the production of cotton, which has a large share in agricultural and industrial production and employment. At the meeting held on Thursday April 9 with the General Manager of Plant Production Mehmet Hasdemir and the relevant Heads of Departments, the issues to be carried out urgently were discussed. Bertan Balçık, Chairman of UPK, explained the followings about the meeting and their suggestions: "There is no sector affected by the Covit-19 outbreak. Everyone tries to survive in extraordinary conditions created by this outbreak, which we struggle in unity and solidarity as a country. The measures announced so far are not enough to continue agricultural production. More concrete financial steps are needed on a product basis. Ensuring contin...

Turkey was elected as a member of International Sugar Organization (ISO) Board of Directors    during the 56th Council Meeting in London held between 25-29 November 2019. According to the written statement made by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Mehmet Hadi Tunç and Sugar Department delegation attended the meeting. In the attended committee, Sugar Department Chairman Dr. Mehmet Hasdemir, Head of Monitoring, Control and Coordination Department Chairman Müfit Şimşek and Agriculture and Forestry Expert Fatih Yıldırım took place. At the meetings of the Sugar Council, mutual evaluations were made regarding the important developments taking place in the world sugar market. Turkey was elected to the ISO Board of Directors after the election realized on the last day of 56th Council Meeting