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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8621

13 January 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Contrasting picture of situation in Turkey - positive farm trade balance and considerable subsistence farming

Brussels, 12/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - The share of the population that works in agriculture in Turkey is the highest in Europe, whereas the average size of farms is the smallest. Very widespread subsistence farming exists alongside competitive farming, which gives Turkey very large production and a positive trade balance with Europe as with its eastern neighbours. The table on the farming situation in Turkey, published by the European Commission on Monday, gives the stakes and difficulties...

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