Agribusiness

Russia and Ukraine have agreed on the establishment of secure corridors for exporting the Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea, the Turkish defense minister has said, adding that the sides will sign an agreement during the next week’s meeting again in Türkiye, announcing that a months-long impasse is broken at the Istanbul meeting on July 13. …

After mass bee deaths in Canada and Australia at an unprecedented rate, eyes have now turned to Türkiye, one of the leading countries in the beekeeping industry. Türkiye ranks second in the number of hives and sixth in honey production worldwide. But today, it is facing serious losses due to the unconscious use …

In the next 20 years, Türkiye will move out of the list of the “water-stressed” countries and join the group of nations classified as “water-poor” countries, according to the Turkish Water Institute (SUEN), a member of the World Water Council continuing its activities under the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry. “According to the …

Kyiv and the United Nations are set to join Russia and Turkey in consultations on grain exports from Ukraine, as a fresh round of talks is set to take place on Wednesday, a senior official said. Defense Minister Hulusi Akar’s remarks on Tuesday come shortly after Interfax news agency, citing …

FAO food price index averages at 154.2 points in June, down 2.3% from month ago… Global food prices continued to decrease in June for the third consecutive month, thanks to a fall in prices of vegetable oils, cereals and sugar, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. The FAO …

Rome/New York – The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a United Nations report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its …

Malaysia is considering importing wheat from Turkey to diversify its food sources amid the worldwide battle with soaring prices and supply bottlenecks. Ismail Sabri Yaakob The issue is expected to be widely discussed during Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s four-day trip to Turkey. Yaakob, who arrived in the country …

Turkiye’s minister of agriculture and forestry on Wednesday called for international and multilateral cooperation to tackle food insecurity. In his address to the Economic Cooperation Organization’s (ECO) 7th Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent, Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci said: “Our primary responsibility is to leave a habitable world …

Understanding the environmental and gender dimensions of pesticide use is essential to promoting green agriculture in Central Asia and Türkiye… Press release… A three-day meeting focusing on the environmental and gender dimensions of pesticide use in Central Asia and Türkiye is taking place within the framework of the FAO project “Lifecycle Management …

The downward trend in commodity markets continued last week due to tight monetary policies of the central banks and recession concerns. While global macroeconomic figures during the week pointed to a slowdown in economic activity, the guidance of key central bank officials for signaling the continuation of aggressive monetary policies …