Policy implications of trends in Turkey's meat sector with respect to 2023 vision

Yavuz, Fahri; Bilgiç, Abdülbaki; Teri̇n, Mustafa; Güler, İrfan Okan

doi:10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.03.024

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“…Policies include facilitating access to production inputs and services, providing technical assistance, subsidized credit, low-interest loans, tax breaks, and other forms of financial assistance, reducing trade barriers, strengthening private property rights, land leases, and land reform. Sources referenced such policies in Brazil [61], China [62–66], India [67, 68], Mexico [69–72], Turkey [73–75], and Vietnam [76–83].…”

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“…For example, in China, the official designation of “dragonhead enterprise” is given to companies meeting a certain scale of production, technology use, and management, and enables those companies to receive subsidies and tax breaks from various levels of government and confers greater legitimacy [64, 66]. Other examples include the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, where subsidies of up to $830,000 US dollars were provided to farms with at least 10,000 parent units of broiler chickens [68], and the East and Southeast Annatolia regions of Turkey, where the government covered 30% of construction and 40% of breeding equipment costs for new cattle stock farms containing at least 50 heads [75, 84].…”

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Applying an environmental public health lens to the industrialization of food animal production in ten low- and middle-income countries

2019

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Background Industrial food animal production (IFAP) is characterized by dense animal housing, high throughput, specialization, vertical integration, and corporate consolidation. Research in high-income countries has documented impacts on public health, the environment, and animal welfare. IFAP is proliferating in some low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where increased consumption of animal-source foods has occurred alongside rising incomes and efforts to address undernutrition. However, in these countries IFAP’s negative externalities could be amplified by inadequate infrastructure and resources to document issues and implement controls. Methods Using UN FAOSTAT data, we selected ten LMICs where food animal production is expanding and assessed patterns of IFAP growth. We conducted a mixed methods review to explore factors affecting growth, evidence of impacts, and information gaps; we searched several databases for sources in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Data were extracted from 450+ sources, comprising peer-reviewed literature, government documents, NGO reports, and news articles. Results In the selected LMICs, not only has livestock production increased, but the nature of expansion appears to have involved industrialized methods, to varying extents based on species and location. Expansion was promoted in some countries by explicit government policies. Animal densities, corporate structure, and pharmaceutical reliance in some areas mirrored conditions found in high-income countries. There were many reported weaknesses in regulation and capacity for enforcement surrounding production and animal welfare. Global trade increasingly influences movement of and access to inputs such as feed. There was a nascent, compelling body of scientific literature documenting IFAP’s negative environmental and public health externalities in some countries. Conclusions LMICs may be attracted to IFAP for economic development and food security, as well as the potential for increasing access to animal-source foods and the role these foods can play in alleviating undernutrition. IFAP, however, is resource intensive. Industrialized production methods likely result in serious negative public health, environmental, and animal welfare impacts in LMICs. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic effort to assess IFAP trends through an environmental public health lens for a relatively large group of LMICs. It contributes to the literature by outlining urgent research priorities aimed at informing national and international decisions about the future of food animal production and efforts to tackle global undernutrition.

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Applying an environmental public health lens to the industrialization of food animal production in ten low- and middle-income countries

2019

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“…The agricultural sector is of strategic importance in Turkey, as in the rest of the world, due to its crucial contribution as a provider of nutrition for the population. In line with increases in the global population, the demand for food is also increasing, including red meat (Yavuz et al, 2013; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2014; Turkey, 2015;Uçum & Gülçubuk, 2018). Red meat is important in human health and nutrition (Williamson et al, 2005;Wyness, 2016).…”

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What are the problems of the red meat processing industry?: A case study from Turkey

Tosun

Demirbaş

2021

Food Sci. Technol

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The red meat processing industry has an important place in the food industry in Turkey. However, there are significant problems that limit the contribution of the industry to the red meat sector, particularly with regard to the livestock enterprises which are the source of raw materials. The aim of this paper is to identify the problems of the red meat processing industry, and to suggest solutions to these problems, through a case study of Izmir and Afyonkarahisar provinces, which together provide a useful representation of the structural characteristics typically found in the red meat sector in Turkey. In this study, a total of 71 face-to-face surveys were conducted with the managers of slaughterhouses (19), meat combines (13) and meat and meat product processing plants (39). The current situation of the enterprises and their problems were examined, particularly with regard to raw material supply, production and marketing. High and unstable prices of raw materials, combined with high costs, are the major problems. In order to resolve the problems in the industry, horizontal and vertical integration needs to be improved throughout the entire supply chain, starting from livestock farming through to the point where the end product reaches the final consumer.

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“…The meat industry is a leading industry in the agricultural economy of many countries [1]. Meat and meat products of all kinds are traditional in the diet of many peoples [2].…”

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Functioning analysis of meat processing industry in modern conditions on the example of Ukraine

Vlasenko

Semko

Ivanisheva

2021

TAPR

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The object of research is meat processing enterprises on the example of Ukraine. One of the most problematic areas is the reduction in total beef and pork production. This negatively affects the development of the industry, which loses the opportunity to develop, create new jobs, enter the international market. In the course of the study, general scientific and special methods were used. For example, the monographic method, methods of statistical grouping and correlation-regression analysis, as well as the graphical method were used to comprehensively study the current state of meat production. The grouping method was used to determine the influence of various factors on the level of efficiency in the production of different types of meat, and the comparison method was used to carry out a comparative analysis of the production of meat products in different time periods. It is shown that in the general structure of agricultural production livestock products during 2015–2019 ranged from 24.1 to 20.9 % of the total. The largest percentage in this structure was occupied by breeding farm animals. The smallest share in this production is occupied by beef and veal. And its production continues to fall. Negative dynamics was also observed in pork production. The production of sausages is relatively stable. The largest volumes of production were provided by chicken. The Ukrainian market of meat and meat products is closely connected with the development of raw materials for the industry. The total number of farm animals by farm category is declining, excluding poultry. The wholesale turnover of meat and meat wholesalers has been growing every year. Raw material production and processing are closely interrelated. Today, it is extremely important to reconcile the interests of producers and processors so that the market is predictable, has a defined development strategy, focused on increasing domestic consumption and to realize the export potential of the meat industry.

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Policy implications of trends in Turkey's meat sector with respect to 2023 vision

Cited by 19 publications

References 4 publications

Applying an environmental public health lens to the industrialization of food animal production in ten low- and middle-income countries

Applying an environmental public health lens to the industrialization of food animal production in ten low- and middle-income countries

What are the problems of the red meat processing industry?: A case study from Turkey

Functioning analysis of meat processing industry in modern conditions on the example of Ukraine

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