Florida orange, Roquefort cheese, New Zealand lamb or Gaziantep baklavası, Ezine cheese, Malatya apricot… These all are geographical indications… Recently, geographical indications have been on Turkey’s agenda more than it has ever been. The speech of the President of the Republic of Turkey at the Turkish Patent Awards Ceremonies of …

On top of the avocados, kiwis and cape gooseberries they are already growing, Turkish farmers continue to lean toward new alternatives, producing different types of tropical fruit that can easily adapt to the Mediterranean region. Many products are planted in the region, with the most popular being bananas, avocados, passion …

Lavender farming has been a good source of income in Turkey as production has seen steady growth over recent years. As its extracts are used in cosmetics, cleaning materials, health products and even in industry, its cultivation is currently carried out at 10,000 decares in Turkey as opposed to 8,700 …

Growing in the plains of Manisa province and named after the Ottoman sultans, Sultani raisins’ export figures exceeded 500 million dollars in 2018/19 export season… As one of Turkey’s traditional export products, 246 thousand tons of seedless grapes were exported to 99 countries between the dates of September 1, 2018 …

The annual volume of aquaculture production in dams and ponds at the disposal of the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) has reached around 940 million liras, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said yesterday. Pakdemirli said dams and lakes, due to their roles in agricultural irrigation is the …

Overcoming hurdles and launching its first cherry exports to China last month, Turkey’s cherry sales to the Far East country have totalled 3.3 million dollars and the Western Mediterranean region of the country accounted for 1.9 million dollars of the total cherry exports. Western Mediterranean Exporters’ Association (BAİB) Chairman Hakkı …

One of the leading countries in Europe and the world in agricultural production, Turkey is the top producer and exporter of hazelnuts, cherries, figs and apricots, according to a statement released by the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry. “Turkey is the world leader in the production and export of hazelnuts, cherries, …

Hazelnut Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Union (FİSKOBİRLİK), as of today, opened the 2019 product hazelnut purchasing season. Lütfi Bayraktar, Chairman of the Board of Directors of FİSKOBİRLİK said that 50 teams were formed in all of the cooperatives and they started accepting products. Bayraktar stating that they apply a purchase policy …

Disposable plastic bags prohibited in New Zealand… Number of countries implementing similar prohibitions exceeded 80… In New Zealand, the regulation prohibiting the use of disposable plastic bags to a very large extent entered into force. As of July 1, 2019, the sale and use of disposable plastic bags by the …

In Malatya, where most of the world’s apricot production is realized, it is aimed to export 20 million dollars apricot kernel this year… In addition to apricots, farmers in Malatya provide economic returns through their kernels. 8 thousand 600 tons of apricot kernel export made last year from the city …