DR. AHMET YILMAZ: WE ARE MANUFACTURERS BUT NOT SUPPORTED
“INDUSTRIALISTS OF SEEDS ARE WAITING FOR SUPPORT” Chairman of Turkey Sub-Union of Seed Industrialists and Producers (TSÜAB) Dr. Ahmet Yılmaz stated that Certified Seed Use Support, Certified Seed Production Support and R & D Supports should be continued in order to contribute to the increasing development rate of the seed sector. We are in manufacturing business but not supported... Dr. Ahmet Yılmaz mentioned the problem that seed business is not considered as an industrial enterprise and said: “TSÜAB member companies are not considered as Industrial Enterprises within the scope of Law No. 6948 and Industrial Registration Certificate is not given to them if they apply. However seed production is a gradual process consisting of several consecutive activities. The main lines of this process; development of new plant varieties (breeding), cultivation of raw (unprocessed) seeds on contracted farmer fields, cleaning, dyeing, spraying and / or coating, packaging, storage and dis...