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Agriculture and Livestock Breeding

Muğla has a rich vegetal product range thanks to its fertile terms of the variety and cultivation of medical, aromatic
lands, rich water resources and Mediterranean climate and dye type plants used in cosmetic industry, pharmacy
dominating the region. Tomato production in greenhouse and organic dye production. R&D capacity and knowledge
cultivation is concentrated especially in the provinces of of Cosmetic Products Application and Research Centre of
Fethiye and Ortaca, the most of the production is export- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University is one of the most import-
ed to many regions of the world because of the production ant advantages that enable investment potentials becom-
techniques in accordance with international standards. ing more feasible.
Concentration of citrus production in Köyceğiz, Ortaca
and Dalaman basins reduces costs and makes investments Muğla is one of the leading provinces in Turkey in terms
attractive. Due to wide range of forestry areas and suit- of beekeeping. The province produces around 80% of pine
able climatic conditions, the region has high potential in honey production in the country.

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