The Livestock Sector Assembly meeting organized under the leadership of the MÜSİAD Agriculture, Food and Livestock Sector Board was held with the broad participation of the sector's leading representatives. At the meeting, the current state of the sector, the problems encountered and strategies for the future, above all the security of animal protein supply, were addressed comprehensively.

With the contributions of academics who are experts in their fields, sector representatives, producer associations and members of the media, views were exchanged on sustainable production, cost pressures, feed supply, livestock policies and current developments in the sector.

The meeting was attended by Önder Matlı from Matlı Feed Industry and Trade Inc., Müslüm Doğru, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the All Milk, Meat and Breeding Cattle Producers Association, M. Ülkü Karakuş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Feed Manufacturers Association, Ahmet Yücesan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Meat Manufacturers and Producers Association, Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlhan Aydın, veterinarians Emral Cömert, Hakan Yücesoy, Murat Bircan and Yavuz Akbulut, İrfan Donat from Bloomberg TV, journalist Mine Ataman, MÜSİAD Agriculture, Food and Livestock Sector Board Member Mehmet Yerişenoğlu, Naci Kaplan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the White Meat Manufacturers and Breeders Association, Nezir Arslan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Etçii Food, Nurettin Çakır, Deputy President of HAYKOOP, Prof. Dr. Hakan Sağırkan, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Tayyar, Prof. Dr. Serkan Büyükünal, Sümer Bayındır, İsmail Yanarateş, Aydın Türkmen, Mustafa Akyüz and Yıldız Güven, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Güven Global.

Participants drew attention to the importance of cooperation and coordination so that the sector may attain a stronger and more competitive structure. At the end of the meeting, it was stated that the assessments and proposals obtained would be shared with the relevant institutions and stakeholders and that work would continue towards taking concrete steps for the sector.