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DLG launches ‘Tomato Days Turkey’ field event

07/06/2022

Press release
Turkey,
Middle East
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Turkey’s first tomato-dedicated field event for tomato cultivation and processing will be held in Bursa Karacabey (Turkey) on 27-29 July; 50 exhibitors are expected, who will present trial plots, stands and equipment on 5.5 hectares. 
 
 DLG International, a subsidiary of DLG (Germany Agricultural Society), will launch a new field event, “Tomato Days Turkey” to debut 27-29 July in Bursa Karacabey, Turkey. Located in northwest Turkey, south of Istanbul in the hub of tomato cultivation, the new field event is dedicated to both the cultivation and processing of tomatoes.
 
The field venue handpicked for Tomato Days Turkey, which is organised by DLG’s Turkish subsidiary DLG Fuarc?l?k, will allow exhibitors to present their crops in trial plots with products and services on open air stands that can be accompanied by equipment demonstrations. Held on nearly 6 hectares, the event is the first event in Turkey to not only demonstrate tomatoes in the field but also to unite the entire supply chain, from field, processing to retailing.
 
The word’s tomato production has increased by 13 percent in the last ten years, driven by population growth and increased demand for processed tomatoes. As the world’s third largest producer of tomatoes, producing 13 million tons on 181,879 hectares in 2020, and a world top-ten exporter of fresh tomatoes and tomato paste, Turkey has accumulated significant skills and experience in both cultivation and processing.
 
Leading companies signed up
Already, leading manufacturers of tomato seeds, plant protection and plant nutrition have signed up and will present products and services on 400 sqm of plots. The event also delivers practical knowledge on most aspects of modern tomato cultivation, including production techniques.
 
“The new field event Tomato Days Turkey is a natural extension of DLG’s work in the horticulture sector both at trade fairs and in practical projects. This will be the first field event in Turkey with plot trials that is dedicated exclusively to tomatoes. With Tomato Days Turkey we have created a new venue for tomato professionals which fulfils DLG’s aim of offering platforms for the furthering of professional knowledge,” says Tobias Eichberg, Managing Director of DLG’s Exhibitions Department.
 
DLG Fuarcilik is expecting some 50 exhibitors at this first event, many of which will present their methodologies and varieties in the field. Tomato growers can inspect the crop close-up and exchange knowledge with experts. Equipment displays, such as Tomato harvesting machines and tractors, are planned.
 
The new trade fair covers:
  Tomato seed varieties, seed importers
  Soil additives
  Seed treatment agents
  Plant nutrition
  Row independent and row dependent soil culitvators
  Bed forming
  Drip, sprinkler, pivot,?ood irrigation technology
  Field monitoring,plant scouting and drone technology
  Plant protection and fertilisers as well as application machinery
  Mechanical weed control
  Harvesting machinery
  Storage
 
Partners of Tomato Days Turkey includes the Turkish ministry of Agriculture, Rivulis and Genta
 
DLG Fuarcilik, a subsidiary of DLG International, in addition to Tomato Days Turkey organizes three agricultural exhibitions in Turkey: International Field Days, held biannually alternating between different regions; Tar?m ve Teknoloji Gunleri, an annual field event held in Karaevli, Tekirdag; and Potato Days Turkey held biannually in Konya or other locations.
 
About DLG
Headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, the DLG strives to increase professional knowledge in agriculture across borders, its objective since the society was formed in 1885 by visionary and engineer Max Eyth. With over 30,000 members today, DLG is a politically independent and non-profit society with membership open to all. Drawing on a network of experts with international expertise as well as subsidiary companies in 12 countries.
 
DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft e.V. – German Agricultural Society), founded in 1885 by Max Eyth, is an open network and serves as a professional voice of agriculture, agribusiness and the food industry. Its goal is to promote progress by transferring and communicating knowledge, quality and technology. DLG has over 30,000 members. It is politically independent and internationally networked. As one of the leading organizations in its sector, DLG organizes trade fairs and events in the fields of agriculture and food technology, conducts tests of foods and beverages, agricultural machinery and equipment, as well as farm inputs, and in a large number of expert committees develops answers to the challenges confronting agriculture, agribusiness and the food industry.
 
 Some complementary data
More information: www.tomatodaysturkey.com
 
 
Sources: DLG