Agriculture has had some success in the production of leading industrial crops.

In agriculture, tea is important to the economy and is the main industrial crop.

However, the area under cultivation and significance of other industrial crops substantially increased during the 1980s.

The main products of the region are agricultural goods, cattle feed and industrial crops.

Flax was another important industrial crop what has several uses.

The cultivation of industrial crops has experienced a significant transformation.

Cotton was the second biggest industrial crop in Turkey.

After the crisis, the production of industrial crops rose.

Once popular industrial crops like tobacco and cotton are no more popular.

Apart from rice, the province also has more than 38,000ha of area for secondary and annual industrial crops.