Press release… Digital Agriculture Market will encourage everyone to production… Digital Agriculture Market will facilitate farmer’s access to the market… With the Digital Agriculture Market, farmers will easily find a market for their products… Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairman Hayrettin Uçak evaluated the issues of April export …
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NİHAT ÇELİK: MEAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RAMADAN PACKAGES
Turkey Sheep and Goat Breeders’ Association (TÜDKİYEB) Chairman Nihat Çelik, during the conversation meeting with journalists, said that they were very pleased with Digital Agriculture Market (DİTAP) which will carry the entire chain of food production and consumption to the digital platform, to be put into force by the Ministry …
Read More »AHMET KAYA: ORDU REGION WILL BE THE CENTRE OF ORGANIC EGGS PRODUCTION
Ahmet Kaya, Chairman of the Egg Producers Association of Ordu Province, said that they take orders for 1 million eggs per week, but their weekly production capacity is about 600 thousand. “We were looking for a place to sell eggs in previous years, now we do not have such a …
Read More »FAO: GLOBAL FOOD COMMODITY PRICES DROP FURTHER IN APRIL
Press release… FAO expects subdued usage to push up cereal stocks in 2019/20 and FAO’s first forecast for wheat markets in 2020/21 points to continued growth in inventories 07 May 2020, Rome – World food commodity prices declined for the third month in a row during April, as the economic …
Read More »TURKEY EARNS 1.84 BILLION DOLLARS FROM HAZELNUT EXPORTS IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS…
Turkey has earned around 1.84 billion dollars (TL 13 billion) from hazelnut exports from September 2019 to April 2020, increasing 50.9 percent versus the same period in the previous season, a regional trade union announced on Monday. The Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association reported that Turkey’s hazelnut exports …
Read More »CULTIVATED ACREAGE IN SORGHUM GRAIN AND SORGHUM SILAGE INCREASES IN EUROPE…
The cultivated acreage in sorghum grain and sorghum silage are increasing in Europe. The choice of variety being a determining success factor, more and more farmers are turning to star-sorghum: the hybrids proposed by European seed companies. In order to meet the market needs, the acreage dedicated to seed production …
Read More »İSMAİL YILMAZ: LOCAL FLOWER GROWERS LOOK FOR NEW MARKETS AS DEMAND DROPS
Turkey’s flower growers are looking for new foreign markets as demand has dropped significantly because of the global pandemic. The industry’s exports stood at 107 million dollars last year and growers had initially set a higher revenue target of 125 million dollars for 2020, however the coronavirus outbreak shattered their hopes. Antalya, …
Read More »ARKHE AGRICULTURE: ANIMAL TRANSFERS SHOULD BE RESTRICTED IN THE FEAST OF SACRIFICE
Press release… A coronavirus warning came from experts for the livestock industry… Emre Pınar Kılıç, a member of the Izmir Chamber of Commerce (İZTO) Agriculture and Livestock Commission and veterinary surgeon Gürhan Karaçaylı, said that the coronavirus could survive in the summer months and that measures should be taken. “A …
Read More »IDLE AGRICULTURAL LANDS BELONGING TO TURKISH TREASURY TO BE OPENED TO FARMERS…
Inert agricultural lands belonging to the Turkish Treasury are opened to the utilisation of farmers… Production will start on an area of 14 million square metres. Kayseri has the biggest share of these lands with approximately 4 million square meters. Important steps are being taken in the fight against coronavirus …
Read More »TEA GROWERS LOOK FOR WORKERS TO HARVEST TEA BY OFFERING 1000 DOLLARS…
Tea growers in the eastern Black Sea region are desperately looking for workers to harvest tea on their land plants after authorities have introduced curbs on travel and limited entrance to and exit from the cities. Potential tea plantation workers are offered a salary of 6,900 Turkish Liras (around 1000 dollars) …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
