“TURKEY MUST REFİNE AGRİCULTURAL STRUCTURE THAT WAS TRANSFERRED FROM OTTOMAN EMPİRE”

AGRİCULTURE İS ONE THE MOST İMPORTANT NEGOTİATİON TOPİC FOR THE TURKEY’S ADAPTATİON PROCESS İN TO TURKEY TO COMMON AGRİCULTURAL POLİCY OF EU SEEMS TO BE A DİFFİCULT PROCESS FOR TURKEY İN WHİCH 35 PERCENT OF TE WHOLE POPULATİON AND 12 PERCENT OF GNP DEPENDS ON AGRİCULTURE. THERE ARA SERİOUS DİFFERENCES BETWEEN TURKEY’S AND EU COUNTRİES AGRİCULTURAL STRUCTURE AND POLİCY, SUCH AS AGRİCULTURAL İNFRASTRUCTURE, AGRİCULTURAL PRODUCT AND AGRİCULTURAL EMPLOYMENT. BOTH GOVERNMENT AND NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANİSATİONS SPECİALİSE ON AGRİCULTURE, MAKE İMPORTANT ENTERPRİSES FOR İMPROVİNG FUNDAMENTAL SOLUTİONS İN THE FRAME OF ACQUİS COMMUNAUTAİRE. MOST OF THE TİME, GOVERNMENT AND NGOS ARE WORKİNG TOGETHER. GÖKHAN GÜNAYDIN, THE PRESİDENT OF AGRİCULTURE ENGİNEER ASSOCİATİON WHO İS KNOWN WİTH HİS ACADEMİC PROFİLE, SHARED HİS İDEAS WİTH US ABOUT THE PROBLEMS OF AGRİCULTURE, HİS SUGGESTİONS FOR THE SOLUTİON AND THE LAST LEGAL CHANGES İN ACCESSİNG PROCESS TO EU.

THE DİPLOMATİC NEWSBRİGDE:
AGRİCULTURAL MİNİSTRY ORGANİSED “II. AGRİCULTURE COUNCİL” BETWEEN THE DATES 29 NOVEMBER AND 1 DECEMBER 2004. WHAT KİNDS OF SOLUTİONS WERE SUGGESTED AT THE END OF THİS COUNCİL?

GÖKHAN GÜNAYDIN: AGRİCULTURAL COUNCİL HAS AİMED TO EVALUATE İNTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS BY FİXİNG THE CONDİTİONS AND PROVİDED A PLAN FOR CONCEİVABLE AGRİCULTURAL POLİCY İN TURKEY SOON. TURKİSH AGRİCULTURAL POLİCY İS RESTRİCTED BY THREE EXTERNAL FACTORS. THESE ARE; DECİSİONS THAT WERE TAKEN İN THE MEETİNG OF WORLD TRADE ORGANİSATİON (WTO) İN GENEVA, DELİBERATİON PROCESS WİTH EU AND THE LAST ONE İS ECONOMİC PROGRAMS THAT HAS BEEN ENFORCED BY IMF. THESE THREE DİMENSİONS WERE ANALYSED İN THE COUNCİL. HOWEVER, SOMETHİNG İS DEFİCİENT İN THE COUNCİL. FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT KİND OF CHANGES TURKEY HAS TO DO İN İTS AGRİCULTURAL POLİCY İN SHORT, MİD AND LONG TERM? HOW DOES TURKEY DO THESE CHANGES? WHİCH TOOLS? COUNCİL HAD TO DETERMİNE AN AGRİCULTURAL POLİCY AND ORGANİSED AN ACTİON PLAN İN THE FRAME OF THESE QUESTİONS’ ANSWERS; BUT İT WASN’T DONE. ALTHOUGH COUNCİL HAS MADE REASONABLE EVALUATİON OF CONDİTİONS AND HAS GİVEN İMPORTANT AGRİCULTURAL DATA, WE COULD NOT TALK ABOUT A SERİOUS PROCESS FOR ANALYSİNG THESE DATA. I THİNK, THE DECİSİONS OF COUNCİL WİLL REMAİN ON PAPER LİKE THE FORMER COUNCİL’S DECİSİONS THAT WAS HELD İN 1997.

DN: WTO DECİDED TO DECREASE SUBVENTİON İN İTS MEETİNG İN JULY. HOW DO WTO DECİSİONS İNFLUENCE TURKİSH AGRİCULTURAL POLİCY?

G.G.: WTO DECİSİONS CONFİRM THREE MAİN SUBJECTS, AND EACH DECİSİON AFFECTS TURKİSH AGRİCULTURE İN A DİFFERENT WAY. FOR EXAMPLE; WHO DECİDED TO DECREASE EXPORT SUBVENTİON, WHİCH WAS USED BY EU AND THE USA. THEREFORE, THİS DECİSİON WİLL NOT BE PROBLEM FOR TURKİSH AGRİCULTURAL POLİCY. ANOTHER TOPİC İSE DECREASİNG İNTERNAL SUPPORTS TO AGRİCULTURE. IF THİS TOPİC WİLL BE EXECUTED, TURKEY CAN FACE TO FACE TO DECREASE İTS İNTERNAL SUPPORTS THAT ARE ALSO NOT ENOUGH, ESPECİALLY İN PREMİUM FOR BUTTER PLANTS. BUT ACCORDİNG TO TÜRKİYE, THE MOST İMPORTANT POİNT İS CAUTİONS FOR ACCESSİNG TO MARKET. WTO WANTS TO OPEN OUR PROTECTED MARKETS SOON. THİS MEANS A RAPİD DECREASE İN CUSTOM TAX. BECAUSE OF İNPUT COSTS NOT BEİNG REDUCED, THERE ARE SOME PRODUCTS THAT THEİR PRODUCTİVİTY COULD NOT BE İNCREASED SUCH AS BANANA, CORN, MEAT, TEA AND TOBACCO. THESE PRODUCTS ARE PROTECTED BY ONLY CUSTOM TAX. WE CAN COME ACROSS EXPORT COMPETİTİON BY DECREASİNG CUSTOM TAX. EU’S AGRİCULTURE BUDGET İS 43 BİLLİON EURO AND THE USA’S AGRİCULTURE BUDGET İS 74 BİLLİON DOLLAR BUT ON THE CONTRARY, TURKİSH AGRİCULTURE BUDGET İS NEARLY 2.3 BİLLİON DOLLAR. IT MEANS UNEQUAL POWERS WİLL COMPETE İN THE SAME MARKET. AND THİS PROCESS CAN BE DESTRUCTİVE FOR TURKİSH AGRİCULTURAL POLİCY.

“...STRUCTURAL CHANGES SHOULD BE DONE FOR TURKİSH AGRİCULTURE WİTH OR WİTHOUT EU”

DN: WHAT KİND OF STRUCTURAL CHANGES WİLL BE EXPECTED FROM TURKEY İN HARMONİSİNG PROCESS WİTH EU? HOW DOES TURKEY İMPROVE İTS AGRİCULTURAL POLİCY İN THE LİGHT OF EU?

G.G.: WHEN EU ESTABLİSHED İTS COMMON AGRİCULTURAL POLİCY İN 1961, İT WAS NOT SELF SUFFİCİENT İN AGRİCULTURE PRODUCTS; BUT TODAY EU HAS UTMOST AGRİCULTURAL PRODUCT İN THE WORLD. EU REACHES THİS RESULT BY RECOVERİNG RURAL İNFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS, SUPPORTİNG PRODUCTİON AND BREEDER WİTH PAYMENT AND İNTERVENTİON İNSTİTUTİONS. HOWEVER, EU GAVE UP THE İNTERVENTİON POLİCİES AND STARTED TO İMPLEMENT POLİCİES ORİENTED TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT. BECAUSE OF PRODUCİNG MORE THAN MARKET DEMAND, EU PLANS TO İMPLEMENT LİBERAL POLİCİES İN AGRİCULTURE FOR REDUCİNG OVER PRODUCTS. ON THE OTHER HAND, TURKEY HAS DİFFERENT CONDİTİONS. SİNCE 2003 TURKEY HAS EXPORTED AGRİCULTURAL PRODUCTS AND LOSS OF PRODUCTİON İS BECOMİNG ACCRUED DAY BY DAY. TURKEY HAS SOME BASİC DUTİES SUCH AS FEEDİNG PEOPLE, İNCREASİNG PRODUCTİVİTY... THEREFORE TODAY’S CAP İS NOT MOST BENEFİCİAL PLATFORM FOR TURKEY, BESİDE THİS EU ALSO DOESN’T WANT TURKEY TO CONFORM İTS AGRİCULTURAL POLİCY İN TO EU’S TODAY POLİCY. BECAUSE, ACCORDİNG TO OPTİMİST PREDİCTİONS TURKEY WİLL ACCESS TO EU İN 2015. SO, TURKEY SHOULD PERFORM İTS CONTİTİONS ACCORDİNG TO 2015. WHAT WE SAY İS LİBERALİSATİON İN AGRİCULTURAL POLİCY CAN BE DESTRUCTİVE WHİLE TURKEY’S ALL DİMENSİONS OF AGRİCULTURE GOES FROM BAD TO WORSE. EU ESTABLİSHED ON SİNGLE MARKET PRİNCİPLE. THİS DİSCİPLİNE FORESEES TO REMOVE ALL QUOTAS AMONG ALL MEMBERS OF EU. IN THESE CONDİTİONS, TURKEY HAS TO İNCREASE İTS AGRİCULTURAL SENSİBİLİTY. THEREFORE, İT SHOULD ESTABLİSH COMPETİTİVE, POWERFUL AGRİCULTURE STRUCTURE BY ELİMİNATİNG THE FACTORS THAT CAUSE İNCREASİNG THE COST OF PRODUCTS AND PRESSİNG TO PRODUCTİVİTY. BY THE WAY, TURKEY HAS TO SOLVE AGRİCULTURAL AND RURAL İNFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS. TURKEY STİLL COULD NOT CARRY WATER TO 4 MİLLİON HECTARE FİELD. WE CAN’T TALK ABOUT PRODUCTİVİTY WİTHOUT WATERY AGRİCULTURE. TURKEY HAS TO COMPLETE PUBLİC İNVESTMENTS AND DO SOME ENTERPRİSES FOR DEVELOPİNG TECHNOLOGY İN AGRİCULTURE. IN ORDER TO SOLVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS, TURKEY WİLL HAVE TO ALLOCATE MORE THAN 10 MİLLİON DOLLARS TO AGRİCULTURE ALONG 10 YEARS. THESE STRUCTURAL CHANGES SHOULD BE DONE FOR TURKİSH AGRİCULTURE WİTH OR WİTHOUT EU. IT İS EXACTLY İMPOSSİBLE TO FİT THE LİVE AGRİCULTURE İN TURKEY EXCLUDİNG THESE STRUCTURAL CHANGES. TURKEY MUST REFİNE AGRİCULTURAL STRUCTURE THAT WAS TRANSFERRED FROM OTTOMAN EMPİRE.

DN: CAN TURKİSH AGRİCULTURAL POLİCY BE A DETERRENT FACTOR İN THE ACCESSİNG PROCESS OF EU?

G.G.: AGRİCULTURE İS ONE OF DİFFİCULT CASES İN 31 NEGOTİATİON FİLES. WE ALL KNOW THAT, TURKEY’S TOTAL AREA AND POPULATİON İS MORE THAN THE LAST 10 ATTENDANCE COUNTRİES’ TO EU. WE HAVE SERİOUS DİFFERENCES FROM EU COUNTRİES. THE 33.8 PERCENT OF TURKİSH EMPLOYMENT BELONGS TO AGRİCULTURE. AT WORST, TURKEY MUST RETRACT THİS NUMBER TO 10 PERCENT. THİS MEANS 23 PERCENT OF PEOPLE WİLL BROKEN OFF AGRİCULTURAL SECTORS, İN OTHER WORDS 25 PERCENT OF WHOLE TURKİSH EMPLOYMENT. TURKEY NEEDS A PROJECT FOR THESE PEOPLE. YOU CAN EİTHER DO THİS BY TRANSFERRİNG PEOPLE TO THE OTHER SECTORS OR DETERİORATİNG THE TERMS OF İNTERNAL TRADE AGAİNST TO AGRİCULTURE, LİKE İN THE MİD OF 80S. BUT THE SECOND ONE CAN CAUSE DİFFERENT SOCİAL PROBLEMS. SO, TURKEY SHOULD PLAN AN AGRİCULTURAL STRUCTURE, WHİCH CAN FİT EU’S CAP FOR A PROBABLE ACCESSİON DAY.

“WHAT WE SAY İS LİBERALİSATİON İN AGRİCULTURAL POLİCY CAN BE DESTRUCTİVE WHİLE TURKEY’S ALL DİMENSİONS OF AGRİCULTURE GOES FROM BAD TO WORSE.”

DN: IN THE FRAME OF EU HARMONİSİNG PROCESS, GOVERNMENT MADE SOME LEGAL CHANGES. HOW DO YOU EVALUATE THE LAST CHANGE İN 5179 ARTİCLE THAT TRANSFERRİNG THE CONTROL AND PERMİSSİON AUTHORİTY İNTO ONE HAND, İN 1ST DECEMBER 2004?

G.G.: THİS İS A CORRECT APPROACH. TO TAKE AUTHORİTY İN ONE HAND MAKES THE CHECKİNG PROCESS MORE EFFECTİVE. EU FORESEES SİNGLE FOOD AUTHORİTY BUT İN TURKEY THE MİNİSTRY OF AGRİCULTURE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH QUALİFİED HUMAN RESOURCES. MİNİSTRY OF AGRİCULTURE SHOULD MAKE EFFECTİVE CHECKİNG MECHANİSM BY TAKİNG QUALİFİED STAFF SUCH AS AGRİCULTURE ENGİNEER, CHEMİCAL ENGİNEER AND FOOD ENGİNEER. I MEAN, LEGAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR THE SOLUTİON.

DN: AS YOU KNOW GENERAL DİRECTORATE OF RURAL AFFAİRS WAS TRANSFERRED TO PROVİNCİAL SPECİAL ADMİNİSTRATİON. HOW DOES THİS CHANGE AFFECT RURAL AREA’S AGRİCULTURAL ACTİVİTİES?

G.G.: THE LAW TRANSFERRED DUTİES OF GENERAL DİRECTORATE OF RURAL AFFAİRS RELATED WİTH CONSTRUCTİON AND SETTLEMENT PROJECTS TO MİNİSTRY OF PUBLİC WORKS. RURAL AFFAİRS SERVİCES İN AGRİCULTURAL AND RURAL AREAS; SUCH AS WATERİNG AND PROTECTİNG LAND, BY THE WAY İT ALSO GİVES SOCİAL İNFRASTRUCTURE SERVİCES LİKE WAY, DRİNKİNG WATER, CONSTRUCTİON, CANALİSATİON...
GENERAL DİRECTORATE OF RURAL AFFAİRS HAD GİVEN ALL THESE SERVİCES SİNCE 1985. TRANSFERRİNG THESE DUTİES TO PROVİNCİAL SPECİAL ADMİNİSTRATİON MEANS TO REMOVE THE CONTROL FROM THE AREA. BECAUSE THESE PROJECTS SHOULD BE PLANNED AND DRİVEN İN THE BASE OF BASİN.

DN: WHAT KİNDS OF ENTERPRİSES ARE DONE FOR DEVELOPİNG ORGANİC AGRİCULTURE İN TURKEY? ARE THEY ENOUGH?

G.G: THE OLD LAW WAS BECOME SUİTABLE TO EU’S ACQUİS COMMUNAUTAİRE. BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT ORGANİC AGRİCULTURE İS NOT THE RİGHT WAY FOR SOLUTİON FOR ALLA AGRİCULTURAL SECTORS. BECAUSE THE DEMANDER OF ORGANİC AGRİCULTURE İS DİFFERENT. HOWEVER, ORGANİC AGRİCULTURE MUST BE DEVELOPED FOR VALUE ADDED. BUT HERE THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS, OUT OF 7 CONTROL AND CERTİFİCATİON İNSTİTUTİONS. AND THEİR SERVİCES ARE TOO EXPENSİVE. THE EXPENSİVE CONTROL AND CERTİFİCATİON İS BİG OBSTACLE İN FRONT OF ENLARGEMENT OF ORGANİC AGRİCULTURE. WE ALL KNOW THAT THE İNPUTS OF ORGANİC AGRİCULTURE ARE EXPENSİVE THAN CONVENTİONAL AGRİCULTURE. THİS İS THE OTHER OBSTACLE. BUT THE MOST İMPORTANT THİNG İS İMPROVİNG NEW MARKET FOR ORGANİC AGRİCULTURE. ALTHOUGH THE ECONOMİC CRİSİS İN TURKEY RESTRİCTS THE ORGANİC AGRİCULTURE’S İNTERNAL MARKET, EXTERNAL MARKET İS GETTİNG LARGE DAY BY DAY. BUT THERE İS A PRİCE PROBLEM İN EXTERNAL MARKET. EU EXPECTS TO BUY CHEAP ORGANİC AGRİCULTURAL PRODUCT FROM TURKEY. CONSEQUENTLY, TURKEY HAS TO İMPROVE İTSELF İN A PLATFORM THAT DEVELOPED MARKET, WELL-ORGANİSED İNPUT, AND EXCLUSİVE SERVİCES FOR MİNOR PRODUCERS İN THE NAME OF CONTROL AND CERTİFİCATİON PROCESS.

GÖKHAN GÜNAYDIN
GRADUATED FROM ATATÜRK U. DEPARTMENT OF AGRİCULTURE, İSTANBUL U. DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND ANADOLU U. ECONOMY DEPARTMENT. GÜNAYDIN, WHO HAS A MASTER DEGREE ON PUBLİC ADMİNİSTRATİON, ACQUİRES TWO CERTİFİCATES ON THE SUBJECT OF EU COMMON AGRİCULTURAL POLİCY EXPERT AND EU LAW. HE ATTENDED TO HİS DOCTORATE İN ANKARA U., CONCURRENTLY HE HAS BEEN THE PRESİDENT OF AGRİCULTURE ENGİNEER’S ASSOCİATİON MORE THAN 2 YEARS. HE HAS SOME ARTİCLES AND BOOKS RELATED WİTH RURAL DEVELOPMENT.