Home to the headwaters of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Türkiye’s agricultural sector today is echoing the prosperity of ancient Mesopotamia. With its favorable geographical conditions and climate, large arable lands, and abundant water supplies, Türkiye is considered to be one of the leading countries in the world in the field of agriculture and food.
Türkiye has a robust agriculture and food industry that employed almost 18 percent of the country’s working population and that accounted for 6.5 percent of the country’s GDP in 2022. The sector’s financial contribution to the overall GDP was USD 58.5 billion in 2022.
The strengths of the industry include the size of the market about the country’s young population, a dynamic private sector economy, substantial tourism income, and a favorable climate.
ITFA is a platform set up to support and facilitate the Indo-Türkiye bilateral trade and investment as well as the interaction between the Indian and Turkish peoples.