Food samples were taken in Alanya! Millions of lira fines were issued
Alanya District Director of Agriculture and Forestry Mehmet Rüzgar announced that a total of 7 million 729 thousand 141 TL administrative fines were imposed in the inspections carried out in 2024.
Alanya District Director of Agriculture and Forestry Mehmet Rüzgar made detailed statements about the works, inspections, administrative fines and supports applied throughout 2024 at the press conference he held in the directorate building.
Rüzgar stated that as a directorate, they have a wide area of duty from protecting soil and water resources to increasing quality in production, from protecting the labor of producers to ensuring food safety of citizens, and made the following statements:
“ALANYA AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY DIRECTORATE 2024 OUR WORKS”
“As our Ministry and Directorate, which have undertaken a wide range of duties and responsibilities in the Food, Agriculture and Livestock sector; we continue our works uninterruptedly to increase efficiency and quality in production by protecting soil and water resources and our agricultural areas, to protect the labor and sweat of the producer, and to guarantee the food safety of our citizens.
Agriculture, animal husbandry and food, which are among the most important sectors in the Turkish economy and social structure, continue to be a sector that makes significant contributions to our economy with effective and determined policies.
Within this framework, our efforts will continue uninterruptedly so that the sector, which also has strategic importance in national security, can make the momentum it has gained in the recent period permanent and continue it in the future.
The rapid change in the conditions affecting agricultural production in the world necessitates us to present our strategic priorities with an agriculture and animal husbandry vision suitable for world conditions.
This vision includes factors such as climate change and natural disasters, depletion and pollution of soil and water resources, population growth, migration movements, geopolitical risks, epidemics, reliable food, global food supply security, and protectionist tendencies in food trade.
Our main goal is to establish a sustainable agriculture, animal husbandry and food sector that increases its international competitive power, is based on advanced technology, has solved infrastructure problems, and has high efficiency with a planned production structure that considers the supply-demand balance.
In line with all these objectives, as of 2024, our Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has switched to the ‘Planned Production Model’ in our plant, animal and aquaculture production and our production has been planned.
Within the scope of the Planned Production Model, Plant, Animal and Aquaculture Supports have been renewed and a module has been implemented that is based on production, higher, positive discrimination is made for women and young farmers and more support is given to small family businesses.”
“WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY WORKING IN THE FIELD”
Rüzgar stated that the agricultural engineers, veterinarians, food and aquaculture engineers, technicians and technicians of the Alanya District Agriculture and Forestry Directorate work non-stop in the field alongside the producers and said, “We are continuously checking and inspecting all our food businesses with plant, animal and aquaculture products in fields, gardens, greenhouses, barns, pens and coops, and plateaus.
We take plant and animal samples and perform soil and water analyses within the scope of pest control. We also continue our inspections for healthy and reliable food at every stage of production.”
Stating that they are involved in every stage of agricultural production as a directorate within the scope of the studies carried out in 2024, Rüzgar stated that in addition to the controls carried out before and after harvest, the samples taken from the food businesses are sent to the laboratory for pesticide, microbiological and content analyses.
Rüzgar, who stated that the samples taken during the inspections were taken in two sets and that legal procedures were established according to the analysis results, also emphasized that regular trainings were carried out for producers, consumers and students, and that “Water Efficiency and Food Safety” trainings were given in schools.
DETAILS OF 2024 WORKS
Rüzgar also shared detailed information about the activities carried out throughout 2024. He announced that 4,542 producers were registered in the Farmer Registration System (ÇKS) in the district and that 9 million 417 thousand TL of fuel and fertilizer support was provided to these producers. He also stated that a total of 11 million 21 thousand TL of plant production support was provided with supports such as biological control, bumblebees and agricultural consultancy.
Rüzgar, who stated that 207 soil and agricultural water analyses were carried out in the soil analysis laboratory, said that 602 agricultural pesticide, fertilizer, sapling and seed dealers were inspected. Rüzgar also announced that a total of 256 thousand animals were subjected to health screening in the field of animal husbandry and 7 million 659 thousand TL of animal husbandry support was provided.
Rüzgar stated that they carried out 7 thousand 4 food inspections throughout the district in 2024, 4 thousand 842 businesses were checked and 426 food samples were sent to the laboratory for analysis.
Rüzgar also announced that a total of 7 million 729 thousand 141 TL of administrative fines were imposed due to the negativities detected in the inspections, and stated that plant production was carried out in a total area of 228 thousand 765 decares in Alanya, greenhouse production was carried out in an area of 26 thousand 30 decares and these activities provided 7 billion 937 million 409 thousand TL of added value to the Alanya economy.
SUPPORTS AND TARGETS
Rüzgar, touching on the support provided to farmers by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, stated that 50-70 percent premium support was given to producers who have TARSİM insurance. He said that the losses of producers who suffered damage from natural disasters were compensated through cooperation between the ministry and AFAD. Rüzgar, who concluded his speech by saying, “We thank our producers for their efforts and sweat,” stated that they will continue to stand by the producers as the directorate.
