TURKEY-FINLAND FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRADE : Can Turkey, a self-supporting agriculture country, meet some of Finland`s fresh fruit and vegetable demands?
Yalcin, Erdal (2013)
Yalcin, Erdal
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013122021989
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013122021989
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Globalization, developments in logistic and in agricultural manufacturing, new agricultural techniques are influencing everything in human life. One of the industries that have been influenced by this new world order is agriculture. The agricultural production and trade of European countries have substantially changed. One of these countries is Finland. Finland has started to face problems in its production and trade due to global warming, the European Union (EU) regulations and other factors. Accordingly, Finland is today a dependent country as for its agricultural production. This thesis was based on the assumption that Turkey is a good candidate for a trade partner with Finland in that Turkey`s exports of fresh fruits and vegetables could solve the issues regarding the foods market in Finland. The aim of this thesis is to establish infrastructure for fresh fruit and vegetable trade between Finland and Turkey. Turkey as a supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables has the needed infrastructure such as production, transport and high level standards.
The research question was: Can Turkey, a self-supporting agriculture country, meet some of Finland`s fresh fruit and vegetable demands? In Finnish market, there are products of various non EU countries such as Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Israel, Egypt, Morocco, etc. Except for a few special products of Turkey (cherry, figs, and apricot), no Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable products are available. These countries are not members of EU, but Turkey is a candidate member of the EU. In addition, Turkey is geographically closer to Finland offering the same products or even more. Why does Turkey not have its products in the Finnish market?
This question motivated the author to search for the reasons for this situation. Agricultural developments in Finland and in Turkey were compared including agricultural structures, agricultural production situations, product diversity, import and export of agricultural products. Furthermore, the study also focused on what products Finland is importing from supplier countries and what products Turkey is exporting to target countries.
The results show that Finland is a big market for Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable products. In that part of Europe, high-quality products, EU standard products and a diverse product range are some of the advantages of Turkey. Turkey`s future membership in the EU will also support this trade. The companies importing fresh fruit and vegetable products to Finland should think of partnering with Turkish agricultural manufacturers. Finnish government should also encourage this by removing barriers and granting tax allowances before Turkey joins the EU.
The research question was: Can Turkey, a self-supporting agriculture country, meet some of Finland`s fresh fruit and vegetable demands? In Finnish market, there are products of various non EU countries such as Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Israel, Egypt, Morocco, etc. Except for a few special products of Turkey (cherry, figs, and apricot), no Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable products are available. These countries are not members of EU, but Turkey is a candidate member of the EU. In addition, Turkey is geographically closer to Finland offering the same products or even more. Why does Turkey not have its products in the Finnish market?
This question motivated the author to search for the reasons for this situation. Agricultural developments in Finland and in Turkey were compared including agricultural structures, agricultural production situations, product diversity, import and export of agricultural products. Furthermore, the study also focused on what products Finland is importing from supplier countries and what products Turkey is exporting to target countries.
The results show that Finland is a big market for Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable products. In that part of Europe, high-quality products, EU standard products and a diverse product range are some of the advantages of Turkey. Turkey`s future membership in the EU will also support this trade. The companies importing fresh fruit and vegetable products to Finland should think of partnering with Turkish agricultural manufacturers. Finnish government should also encourage this by removing barriers and granting tax allowances before Turkey joins the EU.