Following the 3 regional workshops held within the scope of the "Development of National Clustering Strategies for the Olive and Olive Oil Sector Project - Current Situation Analysis" conducted in cooperation with the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, TÜSSİDE also took a picture of the sector through interviews with stakeholders and companies from the sector.

A total of 78 interviews were conducted with 11 national stakeholders, 26 regional stakeholders and 41 companies representing the sector in 18 provinces.

Attaching importance to obtaining the views of all parties in the sector, TÜSSİDE conducted one-on-one interviews with the private sector, public sector and non-governmental organizations. It analyzed the problems of the sector that need to be solved, how problems can be overcome by taking advantage of which strengths can be utilized and competitive policies can be followed. Within the scope of the current situation analysis studies, while TÜSSİDE also took into account individual positive and negative areas and demands, its main approach was to gather information to identify common areas of competition focused on clustering. In the interviews, which will provide input to the competition and needs analysis of the sector and will shape the supports to be provided by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock in the coming periods, the position of the institutions/organizations in the supply chain and their contribution to the sector were analyzed. Their evaluations and suggestions were received on topics such as export, branding, quality and human resources, which will provide a detailed analysis of the sector.

In the interviews, regional differences, which are fundamental for creating a national competitive advantage, were also addressed and an analysis of the current situation on a regional basis was obtained.

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