STUNNING MESSAGES ON COTTON SUMMIT

STUNNING MESSAGES ON COTTON SUMMIT

Abdulkadir Kurtul, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ISKUR Group of Companies, one of the largest textile companies in Kahramanmaraş, stated that the increase in cotton cultivation areas, which has been on a downward trend until the past years, is pleasing and stated that they expect this increase to increase further in new production periods.

Organized under the name of "Improving Quality and Sustainability in GAP Cotton" with the organization and sponsorship of Progem Tohum, the summit was held in Diyarbakır.

The presentation of Abdulkadir Kurtul, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ISKUR Group of Companies, who participated as a speaker in the panel held after the opening speeches of the event, was listened to with interest.

Kurtul, in his presentation, focused on the situation of cotton cultivation areas, their improvement and making more effective macro and micro-scale parcellation plans according to the needs, the future development of domestic strategies in seed production, the development of cotton agriculture support policies, the attractiveness of production, and the reasons for turning to alternative agricultural products other than cotton. touched upon the development of programs on producer farmer training, commodity exchanges, the role of unions and chambers, and the expectations of the textile industry.

Stating that the cotton cultivation areas, which had been decreasing continuously until the past years in the region and throughout the country, have increased as of this year, Kurtul said, “We expect this positive increase to be even better in the coming years. Of course, in cotton farming, which we want to increase even more, domestic strategies and seed technology embodied are of vital importance. In this context, we should move forward our domestic production and related brand and certification strategies on the basis of R&D and P&D. We should make planning and strategy developments regarding the on-site analysis, selection and recovery of the seed from the ginning factories.”