Future Directions for Agricultural Policies in Turkey

In this chapter Turkey’s agricultural policies are evaluated in relation to the principles and operational criteria of transparency, targeting, tailoring, flexibility and equity, which were agreed by OECD Agricultural Ministers in 1998 for the evaluation of reform efforts in OECD countries. These evaluation criteria were designed to promote an economically healthy sector that contributes to a wider economy, respects natural resources, and uses inputs effectively without recourse to production- and tradedistorting support. This chapter identifies some issues and emerging challenges for policy and concludes by providing some key policy recommendations.