Is farming your dream? Do you want to make a new life? The book Farming - 101 is a road map for those who want to become a farmer...

Coşkun Yıldırım wrote a book called Farming - 101 'Can I be a Farmer?' to serve as a road map for those who are overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle of the city and want to start a new life. We listened to the story of the book from Coşkun Yıldırım.

You are working for the book to guide everyone who dreams of becoming a farmer and investing in agricultural production. Can we hear about the book from you?

I am a man who lived in the city 18 years ago, where tomatoes and peppers came together while making menemenemen. In 2001, my life was turned upside down by the economic crisis. Shams al-Tabrizi's saying 'How do you know that life is not better at the bottom than at the top' was valid for my life. In those years, our paths crossed with Tülin Akın, who set out to establish a social enterprise with the idea that technology could increase productivity and profitability in agricultural production and thus the quality of life of farmers. With my project management experience and her goal-oriented work, we have a very fast-paced life at Tabit since 2004, focusing on solutions by identifying problems in all links of the agriculture and food supply chain with our teams and many business partners. In the pandemic, people started to question the chaos they were trapped in big cities and started to think about investing in the countryside for agriculture. We gained experience before the pandemic when we were advising business people to invest in agriculture... It's a way of life...

We had tens or even hundreds of experiences with the fact that agriculture is not just planting, planting, irrigating and harvesting, but a way of life, and that the positive or negative opinions of family members when making decisions have a great impact on the sustainability after the investment. I prepared Farming - 101 'Can I Be a Farmer?' as a road map for those who are tired of the congestion of the city and want to build a new life for themselves, to prevent them from losing their money, time and most importantly their hopes, and for those who think that farming is for them.

What does the reader of this book learn?
They will be able to learn easily and step by step which features the land you will buy should have when investing, what are the legal permissions, and how not to get lost in the bureaucracy while doing so. In addition, they will be able to have information about agricultural production efficiency profitability, possible risks and ways of protection from these risks and marketing of products. Farming - 101 has become a bedside book for everyone who wants to step into agriculture and rural life.

"Invest with the Least Expense"
Can you share 5 suggestions for white-collar workers who dream of quitting their jobs and becoming farmers?

1- You need to determine very well whether farming is for you or not.

2- Share your dreams and thoughts with your spouse, your lover, your children and your close circle of friends and listen patiently to what they say, take notes and evaluate them.

3- Make a short list of places to choose the right place to realize your dreams.

4- Plan your budget properly. At the very beginning, invest only with your equity. If you want to borrow after the third year, you can do so.

5- Invest with the least possible expenses. Start living and producing, and while you are living there, continue your investment by revising your dreams if necessary.