Turkey stepped up its efforts to expand its agricultural export markets in Asia as the country’s trade ministry enters final stages to receive approval to export fresh fruits to Japan, Thailand, Philippines and others. Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said Monday that her ministry accelerated its strategic plan to diversify the …

TEMA Foundation introduced its new phone application ‘Nature Explorer’ on International Biodiversity Day… TEMA Foundation introduced its new electronic application ‘Nature Explorer’ on International Biodiversity Day, which is celebrated on May 22 every year in order to draw attention to the importance and protection of biodiversity, which is decreasing day …

Press release… Izmir Commodity Exchange Laboratory, R&D and Consultancy Services Inc.(İZLADAŞ), which was established with 100 percent capital of Izmir Commodity Exchange, started operations in 2014, continues to prove that it has the best fibre analysis laboratory in the world. İZLADAŞ, which started to participate in the cotton fibre analysis …

Restaurant owners in Turkey are expecting to reopen their venues in mid-June after a suspension of more than two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the head of an association has said. “The restaurants and other enterprises will reopen with distress. Restaurants could reopen until June 15. They were shut by an executive order of …

Turkey has not seen any shortage in agricultural product supply during the coronavirus pandemic thanks to measures taken in advance, the agriculture and forestry minister has said, according to a ministry statement. “By means of precautionary measures we have not experienced any disruption in food supply security,” Bekir Pakdemirli was quoted as …

Restaurants across the United States had lost a combined $80 billion in revenues by the end of April and could lose $240 billion by the end of 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a survey conducted by the National Restaurant Association. The report said that the survey conducted …

Turkey recorded a jump in pasta exports to Europe after Italy, the world’s largest pasta exporter, struggled to handle the rise in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Turkish producers, however, say a 20-ton annual quota remains a large obstacle to increasing their market share in the European Union. The …

Prof. Dr. Nevzat Artık Ankara Univ. Faculty of Engineering, Food Engineering Department / Ankara Ankara Univ. Food Safety Institute / Ankara The epidemic, which caused the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare an international public health emergency and is currently continuing, called the 2019-nCoV, and then the Covid-19 by WHO’s …

Enjoying a glass of tea is an indelible part of Turkish culture, as whether at home, in the office, or even during shopping, hot glasses of the traditional brew are regularly on offer.Turkish people have long since proven their love for tea, but last year made it official, when they …

Tea producers in northern Turkey continued their harvest on Sunday, which marked the beginning of Eid al-Fitr, the three-day festival following the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Turkey has imposed a four-day round-the-clock holiday curfew as part of its measures against the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed over 4,200 lives …