ÖZKAN KAYACAN: TURKEY IS THE WORLD LEADER IN DRIED APRICOTS
Özkan Kayacan: Turkey is the world leader in dried apricots production TAGEM (Agricultural Research and Policies Directorate) Manager Özkan Kayacan said that Turkey's share in world production of dried apricots is about 63 percent; Turkey, a leader in production and export of dried apricots. TAGEM Manager Özkan Kayacan, in his speech during the opening ceremony of 17th International Apricot Breeding and Culture Symposium, organized by Malatya Turgut Özal University and the Malatya Apricot Research Institute, said that Turkey has an important position on agricultural exports with over 17 billion dollars. Stating that Turkey's rank as of agricultural revenue in the first 10 in the world, while first in Europe he continued: "As a country, we feed 82 million inhabitants, 40 million tourists and 5 to 6 million immigrants. Even though we sometimes import from abroad, we are in the position of net foreign sellers with over 17 billion dollars of agricultural ...