Balikesir-Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

Balikesir-Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

Balikesir-Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

The main source of livelihood in the province is agriculture and livestock breeding.  is less than the industry share of agriculture in economic activities is 49%.  In the working population 56,7% engaged in agriculture.  the province is 510,456 hectares of agricultural land in .  in the province in general grown agricultural products, grain products, sesame, poppy, sunflower, tobacco, sugar beet, tomato and kavundur. Grown in the other major products, tobacco, green beans, kidney bean, peach, apple and tangerine. Pod produced in Turkey in 2002, 4.3%, garlic 13.5%, 9.8% for cauliflower 'i, rice 12.2%, tomatoes at 5.5%, watermelon 3.9%, melon 6.9%, aspirin 89% of wheat and 2.2% were grown in the territory of the province of Balikesir. Turkey, Balikesir province in the entire production of 12 tons of asparagus are conducted in the production of pulses is not the first row. Greenhouse area of ​​71 square meters in the province are done around here tomatoes, cucumbers and green beans are produced. According to 2002 figures, the number of tractor 33449'dur Balikesir.  Looking at the production of agricultural products of the province in the country 3 ranks.  Cotton production is carried out with the most cotton-producing province of Bursa in the Marmara region is not.  coast of the province is part of the olive. There are 10 million to the county until the olive tree.  in the province of olive production in the country is about 8% of the total olive production.  However, in 2002, this proportion was 10.7%.  Balikesir Plain, Gonen Plain, Susurluk The main production provinces are places Plain Plain and Edremit. Gonen plain rice is the main product.

210,020 hectares of pastures and meadows  and head of small and large farming areas are high. In 2007, the province, was the first production of red meat.  City, the country's chicken businesses in the country hosting a 9% 3 position.  in Balikesir in 2000, according to the sheep about 700 thousand, 238 thousand cattle, 151 goats and 15 million chickens a thousand there. Turkey milk production 3.8%, red meat,% 5,6, 18% of white meat is produced in Balikesir.  in the province include ostrich and pig farms. Turkey is the last pig farm pig farm in the province.  Central, Havran, Ivrindi, Susurluk, Manyas dairies and cheese and yoghurt is common in the townships Savaştepe.