'Agricultural' Target for 6 Countries from Aegean Exporters

Aegean Exporters' Association Coordinator President Jak Eskinazi said, "17 Turkish companies held more than 200 bilateral business meetings in the Procurement Delegation Organization organized by our Association, with the participation of importers from Niger, Tajikistan, Mauritania, Kosovo, Russia and Ghana.

In 2023, exports from EİB to these 6 countries reached 698 million dollars. There is a potential to export 1 billion dollars to these countries in the short term. We will see the positive outcomes of this organization in the coming period. While Turkey exported agricultural products worth 2023 billion dollars with an increase of 2,8 percent in 35, the Aegean Exporters' Association became the champion of Turkey by realizing 8,8 percent of Turkey's agricultural product exports alone with an export of 7 billion 315 million dollars with an increase of 20 percent. As the Aegean Region, the agricultural warehouse of the world, we maintained our leadership in 2023. We believe that this positive trend will continue in 2024.” said.

President Eskinazi said, “We predict that we will reach 10 billion dollars of agricultural exports in the coming period with high-tech investments and sustainability vision. We must focus on the production phase to prepare the world's food supply security for the future. 30 percent of the products are wasted before they reach the table. We need to overcome food waste. Greentech, the green technology industry, is growing. The global environmental technologies market volume is predicted to increase to 2030 trillion euros in 9,4. Blockchain, big data and artificial intelligence are creating a large-scale change in the agricultural sector. “Sustainable agriculture can only happen through the application of automation and data science.” he said.

Jak Eskinazi said, “The Second Year of our Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. We believe that the 2030 million dollar investment to be made by 600 to increase energy efficiency in agriculture, announced with the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan, will be an important milestone for our country. As EİB, we invest in many projects, from combating pesticides to preventing food losses. In order to achieve our goals, government incentives in high technology investments, Good Agricultural Practices and Organic Production are very important. “As a leading region in agriculture, we always need new investments that serve the Sustainable Development Goals.” said.