Inert agricultural lands belonging to the Turkish Treasury are opened to the utilisation of farmers… Production will start on an area of ​​14 million square metres. Kayseri has the biggest share of these lands with approximately 4 million square meters. Important steps are being taken in the fight against coronavirus …

Tea growers in the eastern Black Sea region are desperately looking for workers to harvest tea on their land plants after authorities have introduced curbs on travel and limited entrance to and exit from the cities. Potential tea plantation workers are offered a salary of 6,900 Turkish Liras (around 1000 dollars) …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said that they closely followed 50 products especially during the coronavirus period. Pakdemirli stated, “We are following all of these products’ production, harvest, exports, imports and taxes, etc. But too much onion used to be exported, its prices turned to normal while we …

First cotton seed was brought together with soil in Menemen Plain of İzmir… Menemen Plain of Izmir, one of Turkey’s major production cotton centres, first cotton seeds of the season met with the soil. Meanwhile being exempt from curfew, farmers continue to produce. One of Turkey’s major cotton production centres, …

“Clearing Bank” (Takas Bank) model proposal for contract farming… Fehmi Kiraz, Chairman of Turkish Agricultural Engineers’ Association (TZYMB), regarding the contract production model to be realized through the Digital Agriculture Market (DİTAP), said, “The text of the contract should be arranged very firmly at the right of withdrawal and at …

Turkey will prioritize investments in food, health and digitalization in the coming period, the country’s trade minister said Friday. The importance of digitalization has been understood once again amid the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said at the virtual meeting held with the Union of Chambers …

Necati Gültekin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kütahya Commodity Exchange, said that the sour cherry produced in the province as a result of the works initiated 3 years ago was registered as a geographical indication under the name of “Şaphane Sour Cherry“. Stating that approximately 35 thousand tons …

Breeding activities of Potato Research Institute, located in Niğde province, started in 2005 so as to bring domestic potato seeds to the sector continue… Varieties of “Onaran 2015”, “Ünlenen”, “Nam”, “Nahita”, “Leventbey” and “Muratbey” which have been developed and registered in the Institute previously, are being sold to private sector. …

Through the new Honey Communiqué published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the botanical diversity in Turkish honeys such as thyme, chestnut, sunflower and citrus will be revealed. With the new arrangement of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, instead of being referred to as “flower honey”, honey is …

Press release… CHP (Republican People’s Party) İzmir Deputy Prof. Dr. Kamil Okyay Sındır brought the troubles  experienced by the cherry sector and producers to the agenda of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM). Sındır, who submitted a research proposal to the Assembly Presidency to develop long-term and sustainable strategies …