ŞEMSİ KOPUZ: FOOD INDUSTRIALISTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN ECONOMIC MEASURE PACKAGES
Federation of Food and Drink Industry Associations of Turkey (TGDF) Chairman Şemsi Kopuz, in his written statement, drew attention to the potential problems regarding food supply chain during the struggle held with Covid-19. “Precautions should be taken for possible problems in food supply” Kopuz said, "As of TGDF we would like to suggest that in this process, we both support the measures taken and strive to supply uninterrupted food to our society with all our manufacturers. Meanwhile we have determined the possible challenges that we might have in the forthcoming days after some consultations we carried on." Kopuz warned and continued as follows; "Urgent precautions must be taken against the damages that may occur on the agricultural sector, which is the most basic pillar of food production. Because the loss of labour force, imbalances and uncertainties that will arise at the point of demand carry the risk of unpredictable deterioration in the yield balance in...