Press release… EU and world food security: Neither dramatising nor minimising! Copa and Cogeca held their presidency meetings this week in Brussels. Speakers from the Commission, the FAO and UNAF analysed the complexity of the Ukrainian, European and global agri-food situation. These exchanges were at odds with the stances taken …

Press release… Republican People’s Party (CHP) Manisa Deputy and Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Commission Member Bekir Başevirgen said that things are not going well in the livestock sector and that even worse days are waiting for the sector. Başevirgen said, “Our producers are being swept away in the loan-debt-execution …

Technology is playing a pivotal role in transforming various sectors, and agriculture is no different. Thanks to agritech startups that are equipping farmers with cutting-edge tech tools and enabling them to function more seamlessly than ever. From crop health monitoring, crop yield estimation, crop loss assessment to various other farm …

Turkiye has welcomed the beginning of the Eid-al Fitr holiday, also known as the “Ramadan holiday,” which begins on May 2 as the holy month of Ramadan has come to an end. The three-day Eid holiday boosted domestic tourism, with millions hitting the roads days after the indoor mask mandate in the …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairperson of Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, said thatexports of the organic sector will reach 1 billion dollars Mehmet Ali Işık said, “We held fairs and workshops in our target markets. ‘Lean Production Techniques’ training was one of our most important sustainability-related activities …

A combination of Eid al-Fitr and Mother’s Day has led to an increase in retail sales, according to sector representatives. Sinan Öncel The demand for Mother’s Day shopping, to be marked on May 9, has come at a time when people already have started shopping for Eid, which will take place on May 2-4 …

‘We cannot afford to continue taking land for granted,’ says UN’s Ibrahim Thiaw… HOUSTON, Texas… A UN study released this week shows humans are killing the planet. The UN report says up to 40% of the Earth’s land is degraded, threatening roughly half of the global Gross Domestic Product ($44 …

Energy prices expected to rise more than 50% in 2022 before easing in 2023 and 2024, says global body’s latest report… Commodity markets are facing a major shock due the Russia-Ukraine war, which is changing global patterns of trade, production, and consumption in ways that will keep prices at historically …

On April 27, 2022, the Turkish Government published new Biosafety Decision approvals for the importof genetically engineered (GE) soybean and corn. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MinAF)approved two new soybean events and two new corn events for feed and cancelled the approvals of three corn events and one soybean …

Press release… The Ordinary Elective General Assembly of Uludağ Fruit and Vegetable Products Exporters’ Association (UMSMİB) was held; in the election with a single list, Özkan Kamiloğlu was re-elected as the Chairperson. Speaking at the General Assembly, UMSMIB Chairperson Özkan Kamiloğlu evaluated the epidemic process and the sector. Pointing out …