Agribusiness

Press release… Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB), which has increased its exports by 40 percent since 2018, aims to break a new record by exceeding 1 billion 200 million dollars in 2021. Aegean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters’ Association Board of Directors and Supervisory Board members informed …

Press release… Başevirgen from CHP; “The Ministry Should Regulate the Milk Market Without Wasting Time” Republican People’s Party (CHP) Manisa Deputy and Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Commission Member Bekir Başevirgen stated that the raw milk reference price determined by the National Dairy Council (USK) is insufficient for a sustainable …

Next 3 July, the International Day of Cooperatives (#CoopsDay) will be celebrated as Rebuild better together. Cooperatives around the world will showcase how they are meeting the COVID-19 pandemic crisis with solidarity and resilience and offering communities a people-centred and environmentally just recovery. #CoopsDay will be the occasion to spread the word …

Turkey on June 30 established a new Price Stability Committee to help step up the country’s fight against inflation, as pledged in the government’s landmark economic reform package this March. The committee, under the coordination of the Treasury and Finance Ministry, will contribute to the permanent establishment and maintenance of price stability, according to …

‘We will be happy to share our knowledge and experience with friendly and brotherly Sudan,’ says Turkish deputy minister… KHARTOUM, Sudan Turkey and Sudan signed an agriculture cooperation protocol Tuesday.  Turkish Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Mehmet Hadi Tunç and an accompanying delegation first met with Sudan’s Agriculture and …

With the third stage of normalization process underway, Turkey Thursday ended some COVID-19 restrictions as of 05.00 a.m. local time. Turkish Interior Ministry issued a circular on June 27 to announce the measures being taken in the third stage of the gradual normalization process. The curfew between 22:00 p.m. and …

Bülent Tunç, Chairperson of the Turkish Red Meat Producers’ Association (TÜKETBİR), said that they have no problem with the existence of sacrificial animals. Tunç said, “A total of 4.5 million animals, 3 million of which are ovines (small cattle) and 1.5 million cattle, will be sold as sacrificial animals. This …

Press release… Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB), which has increased its exports by 40 percent since 2018, aims to break a new record by exceeding 1 billion 200 million dollars in 2021. Aegean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters’ Association Board of Directors and Supervisory Board members informed …

Turkey offers a table of abundant resources for sustainable gastronomy tourism, according to a Turkish culinary expert who says authenticity should be preserved to maintain it. Zeynep Kakınç “To make the most of this potential, we should make the preservation of the local gastronomic heritage our focus,” Zeynep Kakınç, chair of the Istanbul-based Gastronomic Society of …

Meeting in Italy adopts declaration on food security, nutrition, food systems… MATERA, Italy The foreign ministers of G20 countries voiced deep concern over food insecurity in the world, according to a declaration released after a meeting in Italy on Tuesday. “We express deep concern for the state of food insecurity …