Turkiye’s minister of agriculture and forestry on Wednesday called for international and multilateral cooperation to tackle food insecurity. In his address to the Economic Cooperation Organization’s (ECO) 7th Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent, Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci said: “Our primary responsibility is to leave a habitable world …

Understanding the environmental and gender dimensions of pesticide use is essential to promoting green agriculture in Central Asia and Türkiye… Press release… A three-day meeting focusing on the environmental and gender dimensions of pesticide use in Central Asia and Türkiye is taking place within the framework of the FAO project “Lifecycle Management …

The downward trend in commodity markets continued last week due to tight monetary policies of the central banks and recession concerns. While global macroeconomic figures during the week pointed to a slowdown in economic activity, the guidance of key central bank officials for signaling the continuation of aggressive monetary policies …

On 13 September 2022 Foodvalley NL organises a first hybrid event for their Upcycling Community. The event aims to inspire community partners with innovative developments, initiatives and research outcomes related to ‘upcycling food’, presented by knowledgeable speakers. Major opportunities The Upcycling Community focusses on scaling up the use of residual streams for …

Press release… Gümüldür tangerine will get rid of Mediterranean fruit fly with traps… The world-famous İzmir’s Gümüldür tangerine will get rid of the Mediterranean fruit fly with traps. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association distributed 2,500 Mediterranean fruit fly traps to producers in Menderes, Selçuk and Seferihisar districts, which …

The “Small in Scale, Big in Value” project was launched in cooperation with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Metro Turkiye and Muğla Province Trout Breeders’ Association. Within the scope of the project, which aims to protect small and traditional family fishery and to give trout the value …

Press release… EIB’s annual export is close to 18 billion dollars… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) escalated its exports by 10 percent from 1 billion 547 million dollars to 1 billion 702 million dollars in June. Turkiye-wide export in June reached 23.4 billion dollars with an increase of 18 percent. Aegean …

The UR-GE (Product Development) project titled “Increasing the Export Capacity of Turkish Tea and Ensuring its Sustainability”, prepared by the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) with the cooperation and support of Rize Commodity Exchange, was included in the scope of support by the Ministry of Trade. Within the scope …

Turkiye could re-export grain products like wheat, oat and barley from the Black Sea to countries in need after talks with Russia and Ukraine, the country’s president said Friday. Speaking after Friday prayers in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he would discuss the matter with both Russia and Ukraine …

Press release… The InoSuit Programme, which has been carried out by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) since November 2016, continues on its way with a focus this year. In order to increase Turkiye’s value-added exports, the InoSuit Focused Corporate Innovation Management Izmir Meeting, organized within the scope of the InoSuit …