ABOUT US

As a sectorial organization, our association is founded in 2003 in Antalya, in fertilizer sector of Turkey; formed by companies operating as manufacturers, importers and exporters. The interests and activities of our members; covering all phases of fertilizer and plant nutrition products, from production to distribution, until the meeting of soil and plant.

Today, every member of the profession has a non-governmental organization operating under the name of Chamber, Association, and Union etc. Discuss their common problems and seek solutions for them under the same roof. Our association acts for identifying and discussing common problems of Fertilizer The company’s representatives, proposing solutions, disseminating correct information within the sector and forming public opinion, and if necessary, taking initiatives before the relevant authorities for solutions.

The agricultural sector supplies the raw material of the food sector. One of the main inputs of the agricultural sector is fertilizer and plant nutrition products. Being without representation and ownership in this important sector will be a negative factor for the development of the sector. GUID is an association which brings together stakeholders of the sector, and meet this need and focuses on issues that can affect efficiency and quality, especially unfair competition.

Increasing world population and decreasing agriculture areas due to various reasons have made it necessary to increase the yield from unit area. It is not possible to achieve the desired yield increase without using fertilizer and plant nutrition products. Such inputs with such importance must be safe for the user and the environment. Reliable fertilizer and plant nutrition products should be in accordance with the legal documents provided in the applicable legislation, consistent with the analysis values of the existing label and product content information.

Our members’ self-inspections are giving confidence to the dealers and farmers, and at the same time, they are a reference for the companies which are exporting the products in this group from our country. The fact that exporting countries’ standard quality and consistency in the products will affect the export potential of the sector. This and many other responsibilities increase the responsibility of all our members, especially our GUID management team, to the association. GUID is in charge for all stakeholders in the field of fertilizer and plant nutrition to answer all your questions.

 Some items in the charter of the association:

1. Observing policies that suitable to national and international standards in the use of fertilizers by considering human health and the supervision of the environment as the main responsibility
2. Firstly; To communicate with all agriculture-related institutions and organizations such as Food, Agriculture and Livestock Ministry of Agriculture, chambers, associations, unions, cooperatives, vendors and producer organizations
3. Participating in national and international meetings and fairs related to plant nutrition and fertilization, making productive and participatory actions in education and structuring
4. To take measures to ensure the adaptation of the sector to the laws and regulations published by the related ministries in the framework of EU harmonization process and to inform the members
5. Protecting the Members of the Association against all kinds of unfair competition and misapplications
6. To realize all kinds of social and cultural solidarity among the members

 

Name	Surname	Mission	Corporate Name	URL
Metin	GÜNEŞ	Board President	Eforganik Tarım Ltd.Şti. – Konya	www.eforganik.com.tr
Cansu	GÖLOĞLU	Member of Board	Kare Tarım Ltd.Şti. – Antalya	www.karetarim.com
Barış	BÜYÜKYÖRÜK	Member of Board	Üniba Tarım A.Ş. – Antalya	www.uniba.com.tr
Ali Çetin	KARAKAYA	Member of Board	Doktor Tarsa Tarım A.Ş. – Antalya	www.drt.com.tr
Gökhan	UZUNOĞLU	Member of Board	Valagro Tarım Ltd. Şti. – İzmir	www.valagro.com
Levent	GELGEÇ	Supervisory board member	Altıntar Tarım A.Ş. – Antalya	www.altintar.com
Hüseyin Murat	ÖCAL	Supervisory board member	Heksagon Katı Atık A.Ş. – İstanbul	www.hexaferm.com
Canan	YILMAZ	Supervisory board member	Stoller (İzotar) – İzmir	www.stoller.com.tr