Editing Afyonkarahisar (section)

===Agriculture===

'''Livestocks'''
Afyon breeds a large amount of livestock, its landscape and demography is suitable for this field. As such it ranks in the top 10 within Turkey in terms of amounts of sheep and cattle it has.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuik.gov.tr/PreHaberBultenleri.do?id=18852|title=Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu, Hayvansal Üretim İstatistikleri, Haziran 2015|first=Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu|last=(TÜİK)|website=www.tuik.gov.tr|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-date=9 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171414/http://www.tuik.gov.tr/PreHaberBultenleri.do?id=18852|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Meat and meat products'''
As a result of being an important source of livestock, related sectors such as meat and meat products are also very productive in Afyon. Its one of the leading provinces in red meat production<ref>{{cite web|url=http://haber.star.com.tr/ekonomi/et-fiyatlari-artik-afyonda-belirlenecek/haber-835587|title=Et fiyatları artık Afyon'da belirlenecek - Son Dakika Ekonomi Haberleri - STAR|website=star.com.tr|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805124243/http://haber.star.com.tr/ekonomi/et-fiyatlari-artik-afyonda-belirlenecek/haber-835587|archive-date=5 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yabantv.com/haber/8892-tarimda-afyon-modeli|title=Tarımda Afyon Modeli!|last=YABANTV|website=yabantv.com|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memurlar.net/haber/565515/|title='Fiyat istikrarı için et sınıflandırılmalı' - Memurlar.Net|website=www.memurlar.net|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> and has very prestigious brand marks of sausages, such as "Cumhuriyet Sausages".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailysabah.com/feature/2014/06/07/afyonkarahisar-where-the-old-world-meets-the-new|title=Afyonkarahisar Where the old world meets the new|website=dailysabah.com|date=7 June 2014|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref>

'''Eggs'''
Afyon is the sole leader in egg production within Turkey. It has the largest amount of laying hens, with a figure of 12,7 million.<ref>{{cite book|author=foundation of egg producers|title=Yumurta Tavukculugu verileri|url=http://www.yum-bir.org/UserFiles/File/Sektor-Verileri-2015.pdf|page=4|year=2015|access-date=2016-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812113903/http://www.yum-bir.org/UserFiles/File/Sektor-Verileri-2015.pdf|archive-date=2016-08-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> And produces a record amount of 6 million eggs per day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afyonyumurta.com.tr/s/company-profile-23.html|title=Company Profile|website=www.afyonyumurta.com.tr|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409044424/http://www.afyonyumurta.com.tr/s/company-profile-23.html|archive-date=2018-04-09|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Cherries and sour cherries'''
Sour cherries are cultivated in Afyon in very large numbers, so much so that it became very iconic to Afyon. Every year, a sour cherry festival takes place in the Cay district. It is the largest producer of sour cherries in Turkey.<ref name="auto2">{{cite book|author1=Government of Turkey, statistics|title=Afyonkarahisar'in sosyo-ekonomik göstergeleri|url=http://yeni.afyonkarahisartso.org.tr/TuIK-Afyon-Sunum.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://yeni.afyonkarahisartso.org.tr/TuIK-Afyon-Sunum.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|page=60|year=2014}}</ref> The sour cherries grown in Afyon are of excellent quality because of the ideal climate they're grown in. For the same reason Afyon is also an ideal place for cherry cultivation. First quality cherries known as "Napolyon Cherries" are grown in abundance, its one of the top 5 leading provinces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tzob.org.tr/Bas%C4%B1n-Odas%C4%B1/Haberler/ArticleID/1619/ArtMID/470|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812141921/http://www.tzob.org.tr/Bas%C4%B1n-Odas%C4%B1/Haberler/ArticleID/1619/ArtMID/470|url-status=dead|title=Foundation of Turkish Agriculture|archivedate=August 12, 2016}}</ref>
 
'''Poppy'''
One of the iconic agricultural practices of Afyon is the cultivation of poppy. Afyon's climate is ideal for the cultivation of this plant, hence a large amount of poppy plantation occurs in this region. Though, a strong limitation came some decades ago from international laws, cause of the opium content of poppy plants peels. Nevertheless, Afyon is the largest producer of poppy in Turkey<ref name="auto2"/> and accounts for a large amount of global production.

'''Potatoes and sugar-beets'''
Afyon has a durable reputation in potato production, it produces around 8% of Turkish potato requirement. It ranks in the top 5 in potato, sugar-beets, cucumber and barley production.<ref name="auto2"/>