Dear Distinguished Guests,
Thank you everyone for attending , may I take the opportunity to introduce myself,
I am Nurdan Erbug, Founder and General Director of Anadolu Hayvancilik.
400 YEARS OF RELATIONS
I like you to stop for a moment and take a picture of this very moment.
We are here today with delegates from Turkey and the Netherlands .. representing
the dairy sector of both countries... the relations between the two countries dates
back 400 years.
Today, we intend to continue working to boost this cooperation. The year 2012 will
be the top year for cooperation between the two countries.
IMPORTANT ROLE OF
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY’S MINISTRY OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK
In recent years, the livestock industry in Turkey has seen important growth.
The Ministry of Food , Agriculture and Livestock is subsidizing farmers with loans of
O% interest ; 2 years non-payment and totally 7 years credits.
Therefore farmers are able to develop their dairy farms and buy equipment and
machinery.
The Ministry subsidizes milk production, artificial insemination and calf birth, milking
equipments and roughage in cattle feed. Subsidies such as these certainly enable the
dairy farms to be more profitable and sustainable.
Ministry organizes School Milk as they process 1,7 Million tons Milk.
The exports are subsidized which enable the milk prices to become more stabilized.
IMPORT OF BREEDING CATTLE AND SEMEN
In the last decade, Turkey has imported great numbers of cattle for breeding from
the EU and the US.
The herds of cattle and the genetic quality of the sperm imported to Turkey has
created a large population of excellent quality cattle on Turkey’s dairy farms.
This has enabled the farmers to increase the production of milk and meat per head
of cattle, thus creating a more profitable dairy industry.
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LIVESTOCK SECTOR
The recent reorganization of the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture has greatly
encouraged private investment in the livestock sector.
Large companies from different sectors are investing in the livestock breeding to
support its development.
Today the investors are constructing large and technologically advanced, progressive
dairy farms with a high capacity for milk and beef production.
DAIRY FARMS IN TURKEY
Since the year 2000, Turkish dairy farming has been transforming very rapidly.
This transformation is most noticeable in the increase in the number of dairy farms.
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In 2000, there were only approximately 20 farms with 100 heads or more.
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In 2011, the number of farms with 500 milking cows or more rose
dramatically to 150, while now the number of dairy farms with 100 heads or
more is around 3,000.
This is astounding growth, and has created greater opportunities and room for
further development. Moreover, these dairy farms with more than 100 milking cows
are increasing in number, and they principally belong to investors who come from
different sectors.
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COOPERATION POSSIBILITIES BETWEEN HOLLAND AND TURKEY
At the same time, due to the quota applications and high value of agricultural lands
in Holland, Dutch farmers who have been in the dairy farming industry for 3 or 4
generations have now started to invest in other countries.
Thus, the current environment in both countries is favorable to closer agricultural
cooperation between Turkey and Holland, and indeed these Turkish investors and
Dutch farmers have the opportunity to cooperate very productively.
Moreover, because of the rapid developments in Turkish dairy farming, there are
many opportunities for qualified workers. Therefore, there is also a big potential for
cooperation between the Netherlands and Turkey because the two countries could
cooperate on Training, Livestock Breeding, Animal Welfare Development,
Maintenance of Higher Fertility Rate, Feeding, Treatment of Diseases, Health and
Hygiene, Farm Management, Manure Management and Biogas Installations.
IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING
What is more, we as Anadolu Hayvancilik are continuously training our team and
also the Turkish breeders, veterinarians, animal scientists and technicians involved in
the dairy industry . We organize the trainings in Holland, and in the United States,
and in doing so we are further strengthening ties with the experienced and wellknown Dutch companies.
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First of all Koepon Holding & Alta Genetics, the group that we are working with, is
very experienced in providing training as they are welcoming thousands of breeders
every year for the interactive training tours.
We believe that Seeing is Believing !
TURKEY’S YOUNG POPULATION
Turkey has a population of 74 million people and is growing with a rising income.
40% of the population are under 23 years old.
This makes Turkey one of the largest markets in its region, and the changing
consumer habits of the younger generation boost domestic consumption.
TURKEY OFFERS
Turkey offers a fertile agricultural investment environment to the entrepreneurs on
the back of the following:
Ideal geographical location ;
Suitable ecological conditions and good climate for agricultural production ;
Competitive labor force ;
Availability of almost all raw materials for the industry ;
Continued government investments ;
Government support for agricultural investments ;
Increasing production efficiency due to progressive automation ;
Increased interest in organic farming ;
The strong and attractive relationships with the Middle Eastern countries ;
Increased interest in Turkish agriculture and livestock sector in recent years
from investors from the Middle East and elsewhere.
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Turkey’s strong financial balances, stabilizied economy, employement outlook, low
interest rates and domestic consumption might attract the Dutch companies to
invest in Turkey.
Thank you distinguished guests for the opportunity to be here
today, and I hope for greater cooperation between our two countries in
the future.
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