Press release… Current information obtained by the Farmer Registration System (ÇKS), it is estimated that 590 thousand hectares of cotton have been planted this season… Accordingly, cotton cultivation areas increased by 14 percent compared to last season (TurkStat 2018 Planted Area data: 518 thousand hectares). This year, during the cotton …

Lavender has started to be harvested which has become widespread rapidly in Denizli in recent years… Lavender that used to be only 3-4 decares in 2015 and now exceeds 1000 decares, contributes to the economy both in terms of production and tourism. Lavender which is growing in a thousand decare …

Target market in olive oil USA… The Turkish olive oil sector continues its promotional activities in the US market to increase its exports to the United States, which is by far the leading market in its exports and imports 350,000 tons of olive oil annually. Aegean Olive and Olive Oil …

Research showed that Turkey was situated on the 10th of waste crisis list… PRNet, the media monitoring and reporting agency, reviewed the research report on the impact of countries’ waste crisis. According to PRNet’s Maplecroft data and media reflections, the countries that caused the waste crisis in the world have …

Chairman of Turkish Flour Industrialists Federation (TUSAF) Günhan Ulusoy said that about 19-20 million tons of wheat produced annually but Turkey should prepare for drought years in wheat… He said: “An arid year can reduce this amount by 20 percent. Our production should be raised to 21 million and building …

Eskişehir Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Emine Sever announced, along with the result of ongoing studies, the establishment of Buffalo Breeders Association in Eskisehir. Dr. Sever said that the buffalo breeding panel held for breeders three months ago, gave positive results in a short time. She reminded that …

Ahmet Dündar, Chairman of the Ornamental Plants Producers Sub-Union (SÜSBİR), said that 33 percent increase in the exports of trees and shrubs to EU countries was achieved in 2018. Dündar said: “Our tree and shrub exports to the EU accounted for 45 percent of our total exports last year. There …

Ankara – 12.07.2019 Turkey Chambers of Agriculture Union (TZOB) Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar said that the poultry sector incurred serious difficulties because of the interruption of exporting eggs to Iraq. Bayraktar held a press conference and said, “The industry can maintain its current production, to be able to continue to provide …

Can Japan Model its Agriculture on the Netherlands? The Netherlands has made active use of IT and AI to boost the value of its agricultural exports, becoming the world’s second largest exporter of agricultural products after the United States. The Abe administration is seeking structural reform of Japan’s agricultural sector …

EASY ACCESSIBLE AND RELIABLE FOOD RIGHT… July 12, 2019 Food is an essential element of human survival. In the 21st century, people have access to adequate, nutritious and secure food as a right. In the Declaration of Human Rights, there are very clear expressions regarding this approach in the Constitution …