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Hayrettin Uçak: Tropical fruits offer high added value, making them a profitable choice for farmers

Hayrettin Uçak, the head of an Aegean Fresh Fruit and vegetable Exporters’ Association, highlighted the significant development in the Turkish tropical fruit sector and its remarkable benefits on the nation. “Tropical fruits offer high added value, making them a profitable choice for farmers. Additionally, instead of relying on imports from …

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Türkiye’s tropical fruit farming expansion fuels exports…

Türkiye, traditionally recognized for its temperate crops, has made significant strides in tropical fruit production in recent years, effectively meeting domestic demand and broadening its reach in export markets. What began as a hobby for a few farmers, tropical fruit farming has thrived in Türkiye’s Mediterranean climate, scaling up significantly and becoming a vital …

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Dr. Ayşegül Selışık: Regional conflicts threaten global food security

Regional conflicts, climate crises, and economic uncertainties are pushing countries toward protectionist measures in food and agricultural exports and endangering global food supply security, warned Ayşegül Selışık, deputy representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Türkiye. Speaking to state-run Anadolu Agency, Selışık highlighted agriculture as one of the sectors …

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Mustafa Şahin: Mastic gum production continues to grow in Çeşme region

Press release… Çeşme Mastic Gum Production is Growing! Çeşme District Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry carries out important projects to boost and develop the production of ‘Çeşme mastic gum’ within the İzmir Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry. The number of gum trees, which was 1000 in 2010, surged to …

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India – Use of ‘Artificial Intelligence’ in agricultural sector…

The Government of India has employed Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods to address various challenges in the agricultural sector to aid farmers. Some of the initiatives are given below: ‘Kisan e-Mitra’, an AI-powered chatbot, has been developed to assist farmers with responses to queries about the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme. …

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Is ‘Regenerative Agriculture’ just for small farmers?

Does it seem like Regenerative Ag is just for small farms? It’s not! Even large companies are working to protect their biggest asset, soil! Learn how large companies are working to implement large scale solutions. While currently this space has a tonne of greenwashing, it’s important that we start trying …

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Yaşabey Kalebaşı: As the glaciers melt, the water crisis becomes more evident!

“More than 800 million people do not have access to enough healthy water” March, 2025… In his statement on World Water Day, Yaşabey Kalebaşı, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Packaged Water Producers (SUDER), stated that 70 per cent of the world’s fresh water supply is …

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Çağıl Gençalp: Barley production needs to surge by 54 percent to meet the global demand

In the next 25 years, the world is expected to face the serious issue of the climate crisis, which will have significant implications for the beer industry. With the world’s population projected to increase to 9.7 billion by 2050, there will be a greater demand for clean food and water. …

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Birol Celep: We are experiencing blood loss in exports to Japan

Press release… Birol Celep, Member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), stated that inflation, which has been at zero level for many years in Japan, rose to 4 percent in 2024, that the Japanese have put the brakes on consumption for now due to high …

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New warning signs agriculture is in a recession!

March, 2025… The March Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor found 62% of ag economists think the row crop side of agriculture is currently in a recession, and 85% think the situation will accelerate consolidation on farms and among agribusinesses. ADM and Syngenta are just two of the latest companies to announce …

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