Press release… October, 2026… CHEF SEASONS HAS BEEN RECOGNISED WITH AWARDS FOR ITS SUCCESSES BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD… Trade Minister Ömer Bolat, Rüya Hucuptan and Turkish Exporters’ Assembly Chairman Mustafa Gültepe Chef Seasons, which stands out for its innovative flavours, won the “Savoury Grocery” and Public Choice Prize awards …
Read More »FAO honours 100 Women Heroes driving change across agrifood systems!
Press release… October, 2026… Global recognition celebrates women whose work is strengthening communities, advancing innovation and opening opportunities for future generations… Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today honoured 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development, recognizing women from around the world …
Read More »World Food Prize 2026 highlights importance of the right to food safety…
Press release… October, 2026… In Des Moines, FAO Director-General underscores FAO’s technical support for capacity building in developing countries for the implementation of food safety standards… Des Moines, Iowa – Eradicating hunger requires adequate production and distribution of food, and also confidence that it will not make one ill, QU …
Read More »Seyfettin Baydar: Avocado cultivation has reached 843 decares with an annual yield of 506 tonnes in Muğla province
October, 2026… Avocado production in Muğla province, which began in 2011 on an area of 4 dekar, has now reached 843 decare and an annual yield of 506 tonnes. Seyfettin Baydar, the Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, said that avocados have emerged as an alternative to citrus fruits and …
Read More »“Apples remain on the trees as farmers struggle to find buyers!”
October, 2026… This year’s bumper apple harvest has, as with many other crops, led to a problem of low prices. Industry representatives, pointing out that in some provinces the prices of ‘second-grade’ apples – used particularly in fruit juice production – have fallen below even the cost of harvesting, state …
Read More »Dr. Üzeyir Tekin: From Kabalı to Türkiye; is an agrostrategic agricultural model possible?
In Türkiye, we still tend to discuss agriculture mainly in terms of commodity prices, levels of government support and periodic production shortfalls. Yet agriculture is not merely an economic domain; it is also strategic, social, environmental and cultural. How land is used, how water is managed, which crops are grown …
Read More »Bülent Sarıkaya: We exported the most citrus and stone fruits
Press release… October, 2026… MEDITERRANEAN FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPORTERS’ ASSOCIATION RECORDS 1.38 BILLION DOLLARS IN EXPORTS OVER 9 MONTHS… Whilst Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports rose by 42 percent to 3.17 billion dollars between January and September, the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association ramped up its …
Read More »There is a record abundance of bonito!
October, 2026… Whilst this season has seen an abundance of bonito not witnessed for many years, fishermen are hoping this bounty will last until the end of November and are expecting good catches of anchovy, young sea bream and blue whiting for the remainder of the season. Metin Akçay ISTANBUL… …
Read More »Cengiz Balık: We are expecting a 10–20 percent surge in the tangerine harvest
Press release… October, 2026… Satsuma tangerines are on the market… It is export season for the satsuma, the most popular variety of tangerine, which is a rich source of vitamin C during the autumn and winter months, acts as a shield against the common cold and is prized for its …
Read More »Bedri Girit: The outbreak of bird flu is shifting the balance of global trade!
October, 2026… Bedri Girit, Vice-Chair of the Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, told an Anatolian Agency (AA) correspondent that the rise in exports was due to dynamics in the domestic market and diseases affecting the global poultry sector. Highlighting that climate change and diseases are affecting productivity in …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
