ANKARA The World Bank on Monday announced that under a new project it will provide a finance of $300 million to help avert the closure of viable micro- and small-enterprises (MSEs) in Turkey amid the coronavirus pandemic. The new financing will support people and firms by providing reimbursable support financing …

54-year record has been broken in fresh fruits, vegetables and products exports from the Aegean Region! In the Aegean Region, the fresh fruits, vegetables and products sector came to the top of the agricultural products exports in 2020. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB), which completed 2019 in …

Turkey is the largest flour exporter in the world and the second-largest pasta exporter. The country exported 1.25 million tonnes of pasta last year and this year the figure is expected to reach over 1.3 million tonnes. Turkish flour exporters meet 85 percent of the wheat demand from Russia. The …

Press release… An Online Fair named “turktedonlineseedfair” was organized by our association (TÜRKTED – Turkish Seed Industry Association) for the first time in our country on 23-29 November within the framework of the concept of Seeds and Technologies. 1018 professional visitors visited our Exhibition, which was realized very successfully. When …

The World Halal Summit is set to kick off Monday, bringing together industry players and investors for the sixth time. Organized under the theme “Halal for All: Halal in All Aspects, from Production to Consumption,” the event will take place at the Pullman Convention Center in Istanbul and run through …

Press release… Ankara Turkey – The 1st Consultation Meeting on updating the Economic Cooperation Organization Regional Programme for Food Security (ECO-RPFS) was held on 9 December with the participation of the representatives of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), ECO-Regional Coordination Center for Food Security (ECO-RCC), representatives from the ECO member countries as well as …

Press release… Acclaimed for the natural products it offers to its customers with the slogan of “Healthy Tastes”, the Fig House has completed its new year preparations with brand new products. While the demand for natural products increases in a period when their lives are restricted due to the pandemic, …

Marine ecosystems and fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black seas have increasingly been stripped of their resources by humans over the decades, but the latest data suggests a corner has finally been turned in the overexploitation of the region’s vital fish stocks. According to a recent report on the State …

Dursun Yıldız, president of the Water Policies Association (SPD), said that rainfall had dropped by 20 percent in 2019 and if it continues this year, a serious threat will be faced. Underlining that the storage water in irrigation dams should be used very carefully, Yıldız said, “The drought picture is …

Press release… The Science and Technology Board of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) held its second meeting online. Aegean Exporters’ Association Speaking at the opening of the meeting, EİB Vice Coordinator Birol Celep said that they aim to carry out studies by acting jointly with all agricultural sectors in order …