Current and future stiuation of soilless agriculture products of 2012-2013 cultivated in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey

Misuse of world's resources and increasing world population have been affecting the supply and demand balance in food negatively for long years. Research on food have mainly focused on increasing productivity, due to inability of supply in meeting demand. Producers have been researching in this developing field in recent years. Hydroponics is a more productive method of production, compared to ordinary agriculture. In addition, its cost is half that of ordinary agriculture. Because of this, it has started gaining importance in greenery, where all external effects can be controlled. Furthermore, most importantly it can be applied in lands where soil is not productive. In this study, we have analyzed the importance of this agricultural technique by analyzing its cost, according to producers, in regard to its benefits to Turkey and its Mediterranean region. Turkey has got a very important place in agriculture because of its geographic location and its climate. Although hydroponics is important in regard to productivity, its application on productive lands of our country leads to loss of productivity in these productive lands.