Sixteen working groups have finalized their reports at the fourth Council of Agriculture and Forestry, laying the groundwork for policies that will steer the country’s rural development and agricultural reform for decades to come. The council brought together academics, farmers, producer unions, cooperatives, non-governmental organizations, private sector representatives and public officials to address …

Türkiye’s northwestern Thracian region, known for its agricultural output of wheat and barley, faces the risk of its most severe drought in history if rain does not occur in the coming days, warns an expert. İbrahim Toruk “In the absence of rain for the next several days, we predict that wheat crops will fail …

Press release… MFF Middle East Food Fair, which was held for the first time this year in Türklye’s southeastern city of Gaziantep and stands out as the most comprehensive food exhibition in the Middle East, was a historical turning point for Manisa’s leading agrifood industrial centre of Akhisar. Participating in …

Press release… The four-month exports of the cereal, pulse, oilseed and products sector, which includes basic food products, primarily wheat flour, pasta, vegetable oils, biscuits and sugary and cocoa products, were announced as 4.2 billion dollars. Cereal producers, who managed to ramp up their exports by 5.6 percent during this …

Several projects underway to use cannabis-derived products in textile, automotive, pharmaceutical sectors, as well as creation of new species with high-fiber, low-THC content… ANKARA… The production and cultivation area of cannabis is on the rise… Cannabis production and other processes for its use in pharmaceuticals began under the supervision of …

Metin Akman, Chairman of Egg Producers Products Industrialists Association (YÜSAD), unveiled that the pasteurised liquid and powder as well as the shell of the egg are very valuable in terms of industry and said that the egg shell used in the paint industry and construction can also be used as …

Mersin Commodity Exchange (MTB) Chairman Abdullah Özdemir stated that the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) request to position Türkiye as a “strategic stock centre” is very important and that the Food Corridor should be established through eastern Mediterranean province of Mersin. Türkiye has been actively involved in the WFP …

Antalya Commodity Exchange (ATB) made contacts for the cut flower sector in Japan and South Korea within the scope of the URGE project carried out to support its members to open up to international markets. Within the scope of the overseas marketing activities organised by Antalya Commodity Exchange within the …

Member companies of the Western Mediterranean Exporters’ Association (BAİB), which covers Antalya, Isparta and Burdur provinces, exported 945 million 662 thousand 661 dollars with an increase of 8.3 percent in the 4-month period. BAİB Chairman of the Board of Directors Ümit Mirza Çavuşoğlu announced in a written statement that they …

Press release… In the January-April period of 2025, 104 thousand 213 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye and foreign currency inflow amounting to 853 million 91 thousand dollars was obtained. When these export realisations were compared with the same period of the previous year, there was an increase of …