Minister Yumaklı Announces Productivity and Technology Targets in Agriculture

October 5, 2026 · AA Yeşil Hat

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı defined food supply security as a national security issue at a panel in Şanlıurfa, sharing a new roadmap for production planning, seed technologies, and irrigation investments.

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı highlighted the vital role of food security at the panel organized by the Foundation for Agricultural Technologies Cluster (TÜME) within the scope of TEKNOFEST, held at Şanlıurfa GAP Airport. Stating that agricultural production is an indispensable need from birth to death, Yumaklı described agricultural technologies as a defense of the homeland. Emphasizing that guaranteeing food supply has become a national security issue on a global scale, the Minister stated that all stages from seed to table must be planned without any gaps.

Touching upon the strategic importance of food security, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı made the following statements:

Pointing to the rapid increase in the population of Turkey and the world, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı noted that Turkey's population, which was 68 million in the 2000s, has now reached 86 million, and the world population has grown from 6 billion to 8 billion. Yumaklı stated that this scenario necessitates quality over quantity in agriculture, and that the goal is to increase milk and meat yield per animal through technology. He emphasized that production planning is the primary guide in this process, and how production is carried out has become more critical than what is produced.

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that production planning has started to yield concrete results on the ground, and that this policy is being rapidly adopted by producers. Yumaklı noted that farmers are not only implementing the system but also contributing with feedback to the Ministry, indicating that a significant mental transformation has occurred in just one year. Minister Yumaklı announced that analyzing the obtained data and converting it into sustainable policies will secure the future of Turkish agriculture.

Sharing official data on the producer structure in Turkey, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that the average age of farmers in the country is 57. Yumaklı reported that only 13% of the 2 million 380 thousand farmers registered in the Farmer Registration System (ÇKS) are young people, with 58% being middle-aged and the rest in the older age group. The Ministry will continue its incentive and grant mechanisms to increase the participation of young and female entrepreneurs in agricultural production.

Emphasizing that technological advancements are not limited to digital devices, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that the seed industry is a strategic technology area and that support will continue:

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that significant budgets have been allocated to organized agricultural zones to strengthen the agricultural industry and value-added production, stating that there are 61 organized agricultural zone projects across Turkey. Touching upon the latest status of the projects, Yumaklı concluded his remarks as follows:

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