The sixth edition of the Cappadocia Economic Meetings will take place under the title “Ecological Sustainability and Organic Agriculture” at Hall A-1 of the Madrasa Building on Mustafapaşa Campus of our university.
Organized by Kapadokya University Cappadocia Tourism Data Processing, Innovation, and Project-Based Application and Research Center, the sixth Cappadocia Economic Meetings—now a tradition—will be held on Friday, April 14, 2023, from 09:30 to 15:30. Sector representatives, experts, and distinguished academics from surrounding provinces will participate as discussants on the topic of ecological sustainability and organic agriculture.
The meeting, structured in three sessions, will follow the program below:
Opening Speeches
09:30-09:40 Prof. Dr. Rıfat Yıldız, Congress Chair, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Kapadokya University
09:40-09:50 Prof. Dr. Hasan Ali Karasar, Rector of Kapadokya University
1st Session
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Ruşen Keleş
09:50-10:10 Prof. Dr. Ahmet Şahinöz, Başkent University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics – “Economic Growth and Ecological Sustainability”
10:10-10:30 Prof. Dr. Uygun Aksoy, Organic Agriculture Organization Association – “Implications of the 2021 EU Sustainability Consensus Document for Türkiye”
10:30-10:50 Prof. Dr. Bülent Gülçubuk, Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture – “Rural Development-Ecology Interaction in the Context of Sustainability”
10:50-11:05 Q&A and contributions
2nd Session
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. İbrahim Ak
11:20-11:40 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özgür Teoman & Dr. Onur Yeni, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics – “Agricultural Sustainability in Türkiye: Can Agroecology Be a Viable Option?”
11:40-12:00 Prof. Dr. Ümmügülsüm Erdoğan, Bayburt University – “Organic Agriculture and Rural Development”
12:00-12:20 Prof. Dr. Nurinisa Esenboğa & Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sinan Kopuzlu, Atatürk University, Faculty of Agriculture – “A Comparative Analysis of Good Agricultural Practices and Organic Farming in Terms of Sustainability”
12:20-12:40 Prof. Dr. Cem Özkan, Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture; Şahin Tatlı, Kırıkkale University, Vocational School; İsmail Atay, Trimail Biological Agriculture Ltd. – “Sustainability and Biological Control Practices in Organic Agriculture”
12:40-12:55 Q&A and contributions
3rd Session
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Rıfat Yıldız
14:00-14:20 Prof. Dr. İbrahim Ak, Bursa Uludağ University, Faculty of Agriculture – “Organic Agriculture Practices at Bursa Uludağ University”
14:20-14:40 Bilge Türk, Aegean Exporters’ Association – “The Share of Organic Agricultural Products in Türkiye’s Exports and Foreign Market Analysis”
14:40-15:00 Özge Çiçekli, Türkiye Organic Agriculture Network – “Civil Society Organizations and Activities on Organic Agriculture”
15:00-15:20 Tuğba Akkurt Düzgün & Öztekin Düzgün, Güzelöz Village, Yeşilhisar-Kayseri – “The ‘İyi Bahçem’ Experience in Rural-to-Urban Transition”
15:20-15:35 Q&A and contributions
April 15, 2023, Saturday
09:30-13:30 Cappadocia Tour
