SEBAHATTİN ARSLANTÜRK: WE CAN EASILY REACH 5 BILLION DOLLARS OF HAZELNUT EXPORTS
National Hazelnut Council (UFK) President Sebahattin Arslantürk said that they might easily reach the export of 4-5 million dollars if they could increase productivity and quality of the product while reducing costs... In his written statement, Arslantürk stated that the most important agricultural export product should be followed by stable policies planned from production to consumption instead of vicious conflicts in hazelnuts. Arslantürk said, "Stable policies should be formed in a comprehensive manner including the producers as well as the final target consumers. It is not possible to say that our hazelnut policies are good and sound. Supporting the land rather than the product at the production stage means that we start badly. To improve efficiency and quality, we need to switch to a product-based support system, not lands." Arslantürk noted that Turkey should has short, medium and long term policies containing 10, 20 and 30 years of hazelnut policies and contin...