August 2026… The blue economy, or the use of aquatic and coastal resources to drive economic growth, generates around US$2.5 trillion globally each year. This makes it equivalent to the world’s 7th largest economy – and spanning a wide range of sectors from fisheries and aquaculture to coastal infrastructure, maritime transport and …

August 2026… Ali Hüddoğlu, Head of the Alanya Tropical Fruit Producers Association, told an Anatolian Agency (AA) reporter that tropical fruit cultivation, which started as a hobby about 30 years ago in the district, has transformed into a commercial sector in the last 10 years. Foreign buyers want contract farming… …

August 2026… Agriculture is the oldest science in human history. However, today it is undergoing a transformation at a pace never seen before. Constraints such as a growing population, climate change, the shrinking of arable land and soil depletion will pose a major threat to the future of our agriculture. …

The balance of power in the global dairy industry is shifting rapidly. Once regarded as a low-value by-product of cheese production, whey has now become one of the sector’s most strategic and high-value-added components. Rising global demand is placing this type of protein at the centre not only of sports …

QU Dongyu spoke at the International Horticultural Congress in Japan underscoring the need for investment, innovation and stronger policies to boost the sector August 2026… Press release… Kyoto, Japan/Rome – Agriculture must move beyond a primary focus on producing sufficient quantities of food and place greater emphasis on providing the …

August 2026… The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, İbrahim Yumaklı, announced that the infrastructure of the geothermally heated greenhouse organised agricultural zone in Simav district of Kütahya province, has been completed and is ready for production. The 1,185-decare site, comprising 17 greenhouses and 8 industrial facilities, is expected to provide …

August 2026… In Muğla, Türkiye’s leading province in aquaculture and export, sea bream and sea bass fry produced in modern hatcheries are shipped abroad using specially equipped vehicles, ships and cargo planes. İhsan Bozan, Chair of the Muğla Fish Farmers’ Association and Board Member of Kılıç Holding, stated that Muğla-based …

August 2026… A harvest of over 90,000 tonnes of dried figs is expected in the new season, representing an increase of approximately 20 percent compared to last year. Işınsu Kestelli, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Izmir Commodity Exchange (İTB), made assessments regarding the dried fig season at …

August 2026… In Alanya district of Antalya peovince, both the number of producers and the production area for tropical fruits have soared significantly in the last 10 years. ANTALYA… In Alanya, one of Türkiye’s important agricultural centres, experience in vegetable production is being transferred to tropical fruit production and nearly …

August 2026… Ebru Koralı, Chairwoman of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) 17th Restaurant and Food & Beverage Services Professional Committee, stated that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are struggling to continue their operations in the face of rising costs, emphasizing the importance of supportive measures for the sustainability of …