Thrace region farmers reacted: Sunflower husk imports worse than hay imports Farmers engaged in production in the Turkey’s Thrace region, showed reaction to imports of sunflower husks from Russia. Regional farmers stated that sunflower husk imports were also worse than straw imports that had been drawing reaction in the region …

Sustainable Production and Consumption Association (SÜT-D) made a written statement on account of June 26, World Refrigeration Day and emphasized that our world is a constantly warming aquarium. Professor of Istanbul Technical University and President of Sustainable Production and Consumption Association (SÜT-D), Dr. Filiz Karaosmanoğlu made a special statement on …

Press release… Stating that 79 percent of banana consumption in Turkey is covered by domestic production, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli said that the production, which was 95 thousand tons in 2002, increased by 6 times and reached 550 thousand tons. Noting that banana production has increased …

Press release… Support to Beekeepers in Konya and Karaman from FAO! FAO distributed 400 bee hives and materials to producers in Konya and Karaman provinces as part of the “Sustainable Land Management and Climate Friendly Agriculture” project. June 25, 2020; Ankara – 400 bee hives and equipments provided by the …

The foundations of great cooperation were laid in the agricultural sector… İzmir Agriculture and Forestry Provincial Directorate and Aegean Exporters’ Associations have decided to join forces to increase quality agricultural production and value added exports. Aegean Exporters’ Associations, which export 5 billion dollars of agricultural products annually and İzmir Agriculture …

WEBINAR: Climate change adaptation in fisheries and aquaculture under the FISHCap project of FTPP II Ankara, Turkey, 23/06/2020 – 24/06/2020 A webinar on climate change adaptation in fisheries and aquaculture was organized on 23–24 June under the project “Capacity Building for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Management in Central Asia, Azerbaijan and …

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan/ NEW DELHI, India/ DHAKA, Bangladesh  The coronavirus pandemic is profoundly impacting the future of 600 million children in South Asia, UNICEF warned in a report. The UN agency called on governments to take immediate action to protect millions of children and families in the region. “The COVID-19 pandemic …

SAKARYA, Turkey After a three-year wait, Turkey’s quince has earned a geographical indication, a type of intellectual property right which identifies a good as belonging to a territory. The yellow fruit that is often mistaken for a pear grows in Turkey’s Sakarya province and is exported to many European countries. …

Increased water consumption due to the coronavirus outbreak could cause a drought as precipitation remains below the seasonal averages across the country, an expert warned Friday. According to Yusuf Demir, a professor of agriculture and irrigation at Samsun’s Ondokuz Mayıs University, residential water consumption increased by 60% throughout the country …

Surrounded by three seas, there is plenty of fish in the sea for Turks. Yet, the meat-crazy nation lags behind other countries in fish consumption. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli lamented that fish consumption has plateaued in the past two decades and urged the public to eat more …