The population in rural areas is both declining and aging in Türkiye, creating risks to the country’s agricultural production. Şemsi Bayraktar The number of people living in towns and villages fell by more than 315,000 in 2024 from the previous year to 5.66 million, while the population in provinces and districts surged from …
Read More »Turkish exports of flour to Syria expected to rise to 400,000 tonnes…
Türkiye’s exports of flour to its southern neighbour Syria are expected to reach 400,000 tonnes this year, increasing 23 percent on an annual basis, according to a recent statement from the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM). Türkiye produces 15 million tonnes of flour every year despite having an annual …
Read More »Mersin AgroPark provides R&D support to agriculture and food sector…
Mersin Agropark, Türkiye’s first and only Technology Development Zone (TDZ) in the field of agriculture and food, continues its R&D and technological innovation activities without slowing down. Agropark, which has approximately 800 decares of land and 3,600 square metres of closed office space in Alifakı and Reşadiye neighbourhoods in eastern …
Read More »Veysel Memiş: Pulse is the food of the future!
Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), stated that pulses, which are the basic food product of countless civilisations in history, are a natural shield to reduce the effects of global climate change due to …
Read More »Is 2025 the year AI will truly revolutionize agriculture?
At the World Economic Forum (WEF), Jeff Rowe, CEO of Syngenta Group, presented the five key trends in AI that will define agriculture in 2025. During a panel discussion at Bloomberg House on ″From Soil to Silicon: How Advanced Technologies are Cultivating the Future of Sustainable Ag,″ he outlined how …
Read More »Dr. Mehmet Pala; ‘A new look at health-focussed foods’
The food industry is undergoing a significant transformation to meet the changing expectations of consumers. Focus is now shifting towards the development of health-focused and nutritious food products. These functional foods not only provide essential nutrition, but also offer solutions to improve overall bodily functions, prevent diseases, and enhance quality …
Read More »Mehmet Ali Işık: Figs with aflatoxin have been eliminated for 25 years!
Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association, announced that they have been eliminating figs with aflatoxin for 25 years! Sharing that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Research Institutes, Universities, Producers, Exporters and Traders are working hard to prevent aflatoxin and ochratoxin …
Read More »Hazelnut exports continue at full speed in 2025!
Press release… In the first month of 2025; 25 thousand 728 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye and foreign currency inflow of 209 million 73 thousand dollars was obtained. When these export realisations were compared with the same period of the previous year, there was a 4 percent decrease …
Read More »New project starts against price hike in red meat!
Bülent Tunç, Chairperson of the Central Union of Red Meat Producers of Türkiye, stated that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s ‘Abundance in the Rural, Support for Animal Husbandry Project’ and the provision of pregnant cattle in the General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises (TİGEM) enterprises to producers at affordable costs …
Read More »Project Idea Competition ‘Agriculture Rising with Young People’
The award ceremony of the “Project Idea Competition Agriculture Rising with Young People” organised by Izmir Commodity Exchange was held at AGROEXPO Fair. Mustafa Şahin The importance of young people being the architects of the future in agriculture was emphasised. The award ceremony of the competition was held at Fair …
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