In Hatay, one of Türkiye’s fertile lands, the banana harvest continues in the greenhouse… Hatay, the agricultural region of Türkiye’s fertile lands, stands out in the production of tropical products. Mehmet Alkan, a farmer in Demirköprü neighbourhood of Antakya district of Hatay province, grows bananas in his 10-decare greenhouse he …
Read More »Yumaklı: We aim to boost the number of Fattening Organised Agricultural Zones
“We aim to boost the number of fattening OTBs to 31” Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that they aim to boost the number of Fattening Organised Agricultural Zones (OTB), where animal production enterprises are brought together according to their specialisation, from 9 to 31. İbrahim Yumaklı According …
Read More »Protests from tomato producers in Bursa!
Producers in Karacabey Plain, whose tomatoes for tomato paste remained in their hands, started a protest on Bursa-İzmir Motorway. Gendarmerie and riot police teams tried to prevent the producers who demanded the return of their labour. Tomato producers chanted slogans such as “Let the hands reaching the farmer be broken”, …
Read More »Türkiye’s cherry exports reach 209 million dollars…
Press release… Türkiye as the world leader in cherry production and a strong player in exports, realised 209 million dollars of cherry exports with an increase of 4 percent in the January-July period of 2024. Hayrettin Uçak Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, said …
Read More »“Recommendations to Farmers for Sustainable and Transformable Agriculture”
Dear farmers, seed is the building block of life and the foundation of agriculture. You produce and reproduce for the continuity of all life. It will be possible to boost productivity and quality in our country’s agriculture by cooperating with our farmers who breathe life into the soil with ancestral …
Read More »Veysel Memiş: We will introduce Turkish bulgur to the world
Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), noted that they supported the promotional activities carried out by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector with the Bulgur Promotion Project as …
Read More »Mehmet Ali Işık: We aim to export 107 thousand tonnes of dried apricots in the new season
Press release… New season target for dried apricots is 107 thousand tonnes of exports… Mehmet Ali Işık Türkiye is the world’s leading producer and exporter of dried apricots in the 2023/24 season, producing 66,832 tonnes for 399 million dollars. While dried apricot exports were 80 thousand 388 tonnes on quantity …
Read More »Hakan Turan evaluates 2024 season for tomato paste…
Hakan Turan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SALKONDER (Tomato Paste, Frozen and Canned Food Manufacturers Association) evaluated the new tomato paste season… *** As you know, tomato paste harvest has started in the Aegean region. We estimate that the total harvest will be close to 3 million tonnes …
Read More »How sustainable agriculture contributes to achieving zero hunger…
July, 2024… The second of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – SDG2: Zero Hunger – aims to create a world free of hunger by 2030. However, according to the UN, a combination of factors including the pandemic, conflict, climate change and deepening inequalities mean that hunger and food insecurity have been …
Read More »Dr. Mustafa Sarı: Fish quantity halved in 24 years!
Bandırma (a district of Balıkesir province) Onyedi Eylül University Faculty of Maritime Faculty, Department of Maritime Business Management Professor Dr. Mustafa Sarı warned that if ecosystem-based fishery management is not adopted, the amount of fish caught will gradually decrease and species such as anchovy, horse mackerel and bluefish will disappear. …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
