Overview of the food and agriculture situation in Turkey

This chapter outlines the overall economic, social and environmental context in which the food and agriculture sector in Turkey operates, and the natural resource base upon which it relies. It begins with a discussion of the challenges and opportunities for agriculture and the food complex. It then provides the general natural and economic characteristics shows the importance of the agricultural sector in the economy outlines the main structural characteristics of agriculture and the food sector and analyses the main trends in agricultural productivity and sustainability.