Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Resilience in Türkiye: A Comprehensive Analysis
Authors: Özdemir Mehmet Gökhan 
Published: October 2023

Green agriculture, focusing on ecologically responsible and sustainable methods, is essential to ensure food security while mitigating the negative ecological impacts. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) defines green and climate-resilient agriculture as practices enhancing productivity in a sustainable manner, increasing resilience, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and ensuring higher incomes for small-scale producers. This paper explores the concept of "Green Solutions" in agriculture, emphasizing environmental sustainability and the preservation of biodiversity, while addressing food security and population growth.

Sustainable agriculture is a cornerstone in this pursuit, conserving natural resources and fulfilling the needs of current and future generations. It employs techniques that mimic nature to maintain soil fertility, prevent water pollution, and safeguard biodiversity. Sustainable agriculture practices include polyculture, soil-conserving tillage, natural pest control, natural fertilization, efficient water management, and the preservation of agricultural biodiversity. Moreover, it seeks to ensure the economic sustainability of farmers.

In Türkiye, climate change has significantly affected agriculture, leading to challenges such as drought, flooding, erosion, soil salinization, and plant diseases. Sustainable agriculture plays a pivotal role in addressing these challenges. The environmental policies of Türkiye are also discussed in depth in this study. These policies are carefully adjusted to comply with international decisions, legal guidelines, and plans for economic development. To ensure that environmental preservation and economic growth may coexist peacefully in the Turkish agricultural sector, it is crucial to evaluate the economic implications and sustainability of these policies.

This study's main objective is to evaluate how well sustainable agricultural methods may be used to lessen the effects of climate change on Turkish agriculture. It aims to examine the interactions between Türkiye's environmental policies and economic development plans while taking into consideration important economic indicators and worldwide choices and legal laws.

This study uses a thorough research methodology that combines economic modeling, policy analysis, and literature reviews. It studies the results of sustainable agricultural practices, assesses Türkiye's environmental regulations, and evaluates the impact of economic indicators on the climatic resilience of the agricultural sector.

According to the study, sustainable agricultural methods like polyculture, soil-conserving tillage, and effective water management greatly help Turkish agriculture reduce the effects of climate change. Türkiye's ecologically responsible measures, when in accordance with the law, show a favorable effect on environmental preservation and economic growth. Economic data also reveal how economically viable various ideas are.

The study is anticipated to conclude that climate resilience in the Turkish agricultural sector can be greatly increased through sustainable agriculture, which is supported by policies and economic indicators that are ecologically conscious. This study offers insights and suggestions for a more sustainable agricultural landscape in Türkiye, contributing to the continuing discussion on the cohabitation of environmental preservation and economic development.