摘要

The agricultural sector has a strategic importance; therefore, the primary goal of every country is to ensure self-sufficiency in terms of agricultural produces. For this reason, the agricultural sector in every country is supported. Agricultural support policies for product prices and inputs have caused increased productivity and intensified the sector. Nevertheless, this intensification and growth in agriculture have also brought about various environmental problems. The adverse effects of agricultural activities on the environment can be specified as loss of biodiversity and deterioration of the quality of soil, water and air. With the increasing public awareness, governments have integrated environmental concerns into the agricultural policy to solve these environmental problems. Recently, the impact of agriculture on the environment is significant issue for agricultural policy in Turkey. Turkey has introduced many policy measures in agriculture to encourage and promote environment. These implementations are to support producers who prefer agricultural practices foreseen in the environmentally-based agricultural land protection and to encourage organic farming, to support soil analysis in using fertilisers and like these. These policies have played an important role in reducing soil erosion, protecting and restoring wetlands and creating wildlife habitat. In this article, agri-environmental implementations in Turkey will be explained and evaluated within the framework of harmony for cross-compliance policy of the European Union.

  • 出版日期2010