The Sernick Group has welcomed the opportunity to implement drone technology in their own commercial farming practices and has since been researching new ways to benefit from it. The application of a remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS), or drone, for commercial use in agriculture, was officially approved by the South …

One kilogram of lavender honey is sold for 300 TL… Market price of lavender honey, which is believed to be good for many diseases, especially for liver fatty, is increased by 50 liras to 300 liras compared to last year because of high demand. Isparta, Turkey’s rose garden, as well …

Press release… Vegetable oil exports from Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) to 74 countries… Aegean Grains, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association has increased its exports from 388 million dollars to 514 million dollars in a year. Vegetable oil, on the other hand, was one of the export items, which increased …

Sub-Union of Seed Industrialists and Producers (TSÜAB) Chairman Dr. Ahmet Yılmaz made a statement and said that the seed sector in Turkey gained momentum by the contribution of private sector after 1980s. Stating that they serve Turkish agriculture with 961 members as TSÜAB, Dr. Yılmaz noted that the seed law …

Olivier De Schutter, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Combating Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, warned that the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic pushed 250 million people around the world to the hunger threshold and the plan to end poverty by 2030 has also fallen into difficulty. Pointing out …

Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Vice President of Sector Board Association Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, said in a statement to reporters, Turkey’s exports in the first half of the year to Russia increased by 3 compared to the same period last year and reached …

Press release… Poyraz received another award from UZZK… Poyraz Olive Oil, which brings together the most beautiful olive oils of the Aegean Region with the consumer, once again proved its quality with a new award. Poyraz Olive Oil took the second prize in the Middle Fruity Category in IOC-UZZK Turkey …

In Malatya, where 85 percent of world dried apricot production is made, an increase of 50 percent is expected in the export of fresh apricots compared to the previous season. About 50 thousand families live on apricot production and trade in Malatya province where 8 million of the 17 million …

Biomass energy theoretically has the potential to meet almost one-third of Turkey’s yearly electricity consumption, according to Professor Günnur Koçar, the manager of Ege University Biomass Energy Systems and Technologies Application and Research Center (BESTMER), told Anadolu Agency (AA) Thursday. The Izmir-based energy company will help utilize this potential, she …

Press release… Çeşme is rivaling Chios in mastic gum production! Çeşme (a district of İzmir province) Municipality, which has rolled up its sleeves in order to bring the gum, which is obtained from 200 years of Gum trees, to the economy, aims to be a rival to Greece’s Chios Island. …