Abstract
Our agricultural system is struggling to respond to increasing demands for food and renewable energy. We need to bring our local biofuel feedstocks production to the fore by using energy diversification, whose raw material is based on agriculture. The total area reserved for oilseed production in Turkey is still deficient, 4% of the entire arable land. First-generation oilseed crops are mainly used in biodiesel production in the world and our country. The number of licensed biodiesel production companies that cannot operate regularly due to lack of raw materials is rapidly decreasing. Potential biodiesel volumes were calculated for sunflower, cottonseed, rapeseed, and safflower, determined as the oilseed crops with the highest share in production in our country. Biodiesel volume was found insufficient for rapeseed and safflower crops. The total potential biodiesel volume of sunflower and cottonseed was calculated as 593 338 554 liters. For the continuity of companies in the biodiesel production sector, cultivation using alternative oil plants is of great importance.
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