Turkey
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Turkish agriculture pursues its modernization. It employs 45.8 % of the agricultural population and accounts for 15% of the GDP. These figures show the impoverishment of this social class.
The intensification of fights against the Kurds in 1994 led to the decline of wheat and beet productions. Today, the grain crops are still insufficient to cover the needs. An important agricultural project for the beginning of the next century should produce big changes in the Turkish agricultural production.
Agricultural population (in thousands)
Total population
7 232
Agricultural population
20 484
Non agricultural population
51 837
Source : 2004, FAOSTAT
Land use
Cultivated surface area
40 644 000
Irrigated surface area
5 215 000
Number of farms
n.c.
Number of tractors
997 620
Source : 2003, FAOSTAT
Production indicators
Main crops
| Product | Production (in thousands) | Harvested surface (1000 ha) | Yield by hectare (kg/ha) |
| Wheat | 21000 | 9300 | 2258 |
| Sugar beet | 13800 | 336 | 41071 |
| Tomatoes | 9700 | 260 | 37308 |
| Barley | 9000 | 3599 | 2501 |
| Potatoes | 4170 | 160 | 26064 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Livestock
| Specie | Headcount (in thousands) |
| Chickens | 296876 |
| Sheep | 25201 |
| Cattle | 10069 |
| Goats | 6609 |
| Beehives | 4590 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Fishing (in metric tons)
| Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods | Saltwater fish | Freshwater fish |
| 47 089 | 399 896 | 22 468 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT