Economy Ministry will start collecting wheat harvest immediately after Cabinet decision

The Ministry of Economy and Trade said in a statement that the start of the collection of the wheat harvest, at the set prices, and the settlement of payments to farmers, depend on decisions made on the decisions to be made by Cabinet’s and based on the Ministry’s proposal. The statement was issued after farmers’ protests that were echoed by various media channels highlighting their demand for speeding the process. The Ministry said it has forwarded the matter to the Council of Ministers’ Presidency early last February ahead of the normal time schedule followed in the previous years. The ministry confirmed it will start implementing the decision of the cabinet as soon as it is passed. (As Safir, August 4, 2015)