Cotton Agriculture in Turkey and Worldwide Economic Impacts of Turkish Cotton

ABSTRACT

Cotton is a product that provides wealth for humanity with its widespread and compulsory usage, and alongside creating employment opportunities in the producer countries. Due to the availability of suitable land for agriculture, seven countries including Turkey produce close to 80% of cotton worldwide. The average cotton yield in Turkey is above the world average, placing the country close to first place among the major producing countries. On the other hand, Turkey is one of the main countries engaged in organic cotton production by using only non-transgenic seeds and therefore, its cotton as a brand is registered as “GMO Free Turkish Cotton”. This provides a privileged position to the country as “the only country in the world producing GMO-free cotton”. Also, the Turkish textile industry is a driving sector for the country in terms of producing high-quality products, bringing foreign exchange to the country and creating a large labor-intensive workforce for the country. In this study, the state of cotton affairs was discussed in detail using relevant data along with its trade and importance in the textile industry in the world and Turkey.

摘要

棉花是一种为人类提供财富的产品, 其广泛和强制性的使用, 同时在生产国创造就业机会. 由于有合适的农业用地, 包括土耳其在内的七个国家生产了全球近80%的土地. 土耳其的平均棉花产量高于世界平均水平, 使该国在主要产棉国中接近第一位. 另一方面, 土耳其是通过仅使用非转基因种子从事有机棉花生产的主要国家之一, 因此, 其棉花作为一个品牌被注册为“无转基因土耳其棉花.” 这为该国提供了“世界上唯一生产无转基因棉花的国家”的特权地位. 此外, 土耳其纺织业是该国生产高质量产品, 为该国带来外汇以及为该国创造大量劳动密集型劳动力的推动部门. 在这项研究中, 利用相关数据以及棉花在世界和土耳其纺织业中的贸易和重要性, 详细讨论了棉花事务的状况.

KEYWORDS:

• Gossypium hirsutum L.
• Cotton Production
• Cotton Price
• Cotton Income
• Cotton Import
• Cotton Export
• Turkey

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