While the Goverment continued its works in many headings from income insurance to land banking in agriculture, agricultural assets worth 281.1 billion liras have been insured so far. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli stated that 14 million 440 thousand agricultural insurance has been arranged since 2006. Pointing out …

Stating that the support allocated for agriculture is the same as the support for 2020 with 22 billion TL, Antalya Commodity Exchange Chairman Ali Çandır said, “While the agricultural sector has not been able to reflect the increasing costs on sales prices, it will be even more difficult in the …

Press release… FAO Turkey is showcasing FAO’s work on seed related sectors aiming to raise public awareness on the importance of seeds, genetic resources and plant health for sustainability and improvement of agricultural production… Ankara– FAO Turkey is contributing an international online seed fair which is being organized by the Turkish …

During the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic, the ornamental plants sector aims to export 100 million dollars by the end of the year, thanks to the increasing demand. Ahmet Dündar, the Chairman of the Board of Turkish Ornamental Plant Growers Union (SÜSBİR), drew attention to the increasing demand for …

The Packaging Manufacturers’ Association (ASD) drew attention to the importance of packaging use and the critical role of hygiene in human health due to October 16, World Food Day. ASD President Zeki Saribekir said, “The global epidemic reminded us once again the importance of packaged food. Serious measures must be …

According to the information compiled from the data of the Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations (AKIB), lemon exports started on September 3. In the first 2 months of the new export season, in September and October, the country received 153 million dollars of foreign currency inflow from citrus exports, 53.5 percent of …

Saving the heirloom seeds will be eligible for the grants… Within the scope of the financial support programme of the Central Anatolia Development Agency (ORAN), a total of 15 million TL will be provided to the projects to be implemented for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry in the …

Known for already being the top tea consuming nation, Turkey has further cemented its rank as locals consumed even more of their favorite drink as the coronavirus pandemic forced them to spend more time at home. “We drink more tea as we stay more at home during the pandemic,” says …

Turkey’s famous resort city of Bodrum, located in the Aegean province of Muğla, is working to attract a million more foreign visitors through agritourism, its mayor said. Agriculture is an essential field for Bodrum, said Ahmet Aras, who is also the head of Bodrum Promotion Foundation (BOTAV), in an interview …

Ankara… One of Turkey’s leading tractor makers on Tuesday announced that it had manufactured its 1 millionth tractor body. Domestic production is among TürkTraktör’s top priorities, the company’s assistant general manager for production, Nebi Doğan Özdöngül, said in a statement. Underlining that TürkTraktör manufactured and exported its own engines, Özdöngül …