Effects of e-food trade on the agricultural sector

Our world is changing rapidly. With the discovery and widespread use of the Internet, the distances have been shortened and communication has increased. Our age is rapidly advancing towards becoming a digital age where those who have knowledge and knowledge will guide the sectors. Especially after the COVID-19 virus that surrounded our world at the end of 2019, the purchasing culture started to change rapidly. When we look at the sectors in the virtual market in this period of time, it is seen that the highest growth is in the food sector. In today's trade, it has been an important marketing figure to deliver the products from the manufacturer to the consumer using less vehicles. For this reason, modern logistics methods have begun to be used by integrating developed logistics applications alongside traditional logistics channels. In the near future, the delivery of products to the consumer will be much faster and less costly with logistics channels. Product losses due to transportation will decrease, as the number of intermediary institutions is reduced, the consumer will have access to the requested product at a more affordable price than the desired manufacturer. In the future, physical stores will be replaced by logistics supported virtual markets. The agriculture and food sector should also start working to adapt quickly to the new trade order. Authorized institutions for the agricultural sector, which we feel nationally sensitive as our country, have to support the sector by making public and structural changes. When the use of virtual market channels in the agriculture and food sector is increased and producers are encouraged to use these channels, the income of the farmer will increase.