Application for 5,000 lira bonus from the TZOB for retired farmers

Stating that most of those working in the agricultural sector are retirees, Şemsi Bayraktar, president of the Turkish Union of Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), said: “Our retired farmers should not be deprived of the 5,000 lira bonus.” he said.

Bayraktar recalled that Law No. 7464 stipulates that retirees will receive a one-time bonus of 5,000 lira.

Pointing out that according to the regulation in question, those who receive a pension and continue to work at any workplace or self-employment cannot benefit from this payment, Bayraktar said: “The average age of farmers working in the agricultural sector in our country is 58. Most of those who work in the agricultural sector are retired. “Our retired farmers should not be deprived of the 5,000 lira bonus.” he said.

THEY NEED ADDITIONAL PROFITS TO SURVIVE

Bayraktar emphasized that farmers who retired from agriculture, Bağ-Kur and other professional groups, do not sell their agricultural land and animals when they retire, saying: “While our retired farmers generally try to survive on the lowest pension, they also They’re trying to make extra money. income through the cultivation and exploitation of their lands. “Our farmers are waiting to receive the 5,000 lira that Law No. 7464 will give them.” he made the assessment of it.

FARMERS EARN A THIRD OF THE AVERAGE INCOME IN Türkiye

Bayraktar stated that the structural problems of the agricultural sector, the rapid increase in input prices in recent years and natural disasters have increased the production costs of farmers and stated that, despite the negative developments, the share of agriculture in gross domestic product is 6.5 percent by 2022.

Bayraktar highlighted that the agricultural sector, which employed 4.6 million people last year, had a foreign trade surplus of 6.6 billion dollars with 29.8 billion dollars of exports, and that the sector reached a plant production value of 306.3 billion lire and an animal production value. of 108.6 billion lire, he stated.

Bayraktar stressed that despite these indicators, farmers earn a per capita income one third of the Turkish average:

“Today and in the future, when agriculture and food become increasingly strategically important, it is necessary to increase and support the income of our farmers so that they do not abandon production. To do this, the expectations of our farmers who contribute to our country with production despite their retirement must be met. The payment of 5,000 lira that will be granted to non-working retirees under Law No. 7464 is more than the support received by the majority of our farmers. “5,000 lira should be paid to all working pensioners, especially our retired farmers.” (AA)