Whether you prefer hot cocoa drinks, dark chocolate bars, gooey brownies or truffle cakes, chocolate provides something for all people. World Chocolate Day celebrated on July 7 is all about celebrating perhaps the finest creation of humankind. If there ever was anything that everyone unanimously agreed upon, it would be …
Read More »“LET’S ADOPT LOCAL AND NATIONAL SEEDS”
Press release… Within the scope of the protocol signed between TAGEM (General Directorate of Agricultural Researches and Policies) and TSÜAB (Sub-Union of Seed Industrialists and Producers), the launch of the project named, “Let no farmer left behind reaching local and national seeds” held in Kayseri province. Speaking at the opening …
Read More »“WE HAVE TO PROTECT TURKISH TOBACCO BRAND”
“The penalty for illegal tobacco trade will positively affect our exports” Ömer Umur, Chairman of the Board of Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ Association, said, “The application, which came into force on July 1 and imposed a prison sentence for ‘the sale of macaron or leaf cigarette paper with minced tobacco stuffed’, …
Read More »BIG RISE IN EXPORTS FROM İZMİR…
Press release… Evaluating the first 6 months of exports in 2020 İzmir Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Director Mustafa Özen said, “Our province has been exporting many products such as vegetable products, animal products, aquatic products, ornamental plants and seedlings. When we look at the first 6 months of 2019, approximately …
Read More »“WE FOCUS ON SEED BREEDING IN DOMESTIC MARKET”
HEKTAŞ purchased the production and sales right of Pehlivan07 hybrid silage corn variety from TAGEM, the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. HEKTAŞ General Manager Levent Ortakçıer stated that they focus on seed breeding in the domestic market. Levent Ortakçıer, OYAK Agriculture …
Read More »“STRUGGLE WITH THE WASTE SHOULD START IN THE FIELD”
Ankara – Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar said that struggle with waste should start in the field and the waste took place during the production process is as much important as that of consumption stage. In his statement, Bayraktar noted that the food waste reaches to …
Read More »7 MILLION LOAVES OF BREAD GO TO LANDFILL EVERYDAY!
TESK President Palandöken; 7 million breads daily wasted! Stating that 7 million breads are wasted every day, Turkey Tradesmen and Artisans’ Confederation (TESK) President Bendevi Palandöken said, “Thus 3 billion liras go to waste in a year too. That’s why we need to get bread so as we can eat …
Read More »OLIVE AND OLIVE OIL EXPORTS ROSE BY 21 PERCENT IN JUNE…
Olive and olive oil exports increased by 21 percent in June compared to the same period of last year and reached 19 million 60 thousand dollars. According to data from Turkey’s Aegean Exporters’ Associations, exports of table olives in June with an increase of 44 percent compared to the same …
Read More »TURKISH PASTA EXPORTS EXCEED 360 MILLION DOLLARS IN 6 MONTHS…
Turkey Pasta Industrialists’ Association Chairman of the Board Abdülkadir Külahçıoğlu said that pasta exports exceeded 360 million dollars in the first half of the year by increasing 25 percent. Külahçıoğlu said, “Actually our target for exports was 10 percent. But now the growth surpasses our expectations.” Külahçıoğlu told the Anadolu …
Read More »TİKA TO SUPPORT MONGOLIA’S AGRICULTURE…
Turkey’s state-run aid body provided support to Mongolia’s agriculture, the agency said in a written statement on Thursday. The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in cooperation with the Mongolia Agricultural University Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Biotechnology carried out an agricultural project in the country, it said. As part …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
