Our country is far behind other countries in the world in terms of organic agricultural production. The fact that organic products cannot find buyers within the country yet directs the producers to foreign markets. Nevertheless, enacting the Organic Agriculture Law and new regulations, organic agriculture auditor trainings and similar activities, organic farming positive developments in our country. In addition, the increase in the demand for organic agriculture in our country and in the world is also effective in the development of organic agriculture.

The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), while explaining what organic agriculture is, emphasizes the following features:

  • Not using synthetic chemicals in production
  • Use of biotechnical, biological and mechanical control methods in disease and pest control
  • Use only natural substances to improve soil fertility
  • Being an agricultural production without causing depletion of natural resources

In the organic farming approach, not only the production is done with organic methods, but also the processing and marketing methods of the products produced with the same idea, not using additives, the use of packaging materials that are compatible with the environment and the human and animal rights at all stages of production and processing activities are considered. These are also the principles of the organic agriculture approach.

Organic farming approach is not based on the idea of ​​only healthy eating and protecting human and animal health. There is also the idea of ​​leaving a more livable world for future generations. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the philosophy of protecting the environment, protecting natural resources and leaving a clean world to future generations without destroying the natural resources has started to form. As the use of synthetic chemicals as fertilizers and pesticides is increasing, the tendency for organic farming has started to grow.

In fact, organic agriculture is presented and perceived as a new production system, but it is the oldest agricultural model in the world. Because the use of incorrect and excessive chemical fertilizer began after the second world war. In other words, organic farming, which is presented as new, is a method applied until recently. Need chemical fertilizers The increase in use, as well as the erosion of natural resources caused by the innovations brought by technological development to agricultural techniques have started to pose a danger to human and animal health and organic agriculture has come to the agenda again as a trend towards the old.

With the development of the organic agriculture sector, countries needed to make legal arrangements and enacted organic agriculture laws regarding the production, processing and marketing of organic agricultural products. These legal regulations have provisions on what organic agriculture is, how it is done, how organic products are processed and marketed. From this point of view, organic agriculture has also become a good model of sustainable agriculture.

The TÜRCERT certification body also carries out agricultural product certification studies. Need more information about organic farming or Organic Agriculture Certificate should not waste time applying to the experienced managers and employees of the TÜRCERT certification body.