Agribusiness

In the January-March period of this year, 558 tonnes of anchovies were exported. An income of 2 million 852 thousand 503 dollars was obtained from this export. Anchovy exports decreased by 32 percent on amount compared to the same period of the last year, but increased by 15 percent on …

A geographical indication registration certificate was issued by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office for Ödemiş (a district of İzmir) Meatballs with plenty of butter, made from semolina and veal. Organized in cooperation with the Antalya Commodity Exchange (ATB) and Antalya Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, “What is Your Place …

Hafız Mustafa, one of Istanbul’s most famous confectioneries, continues its world-famous Turkish delight tradition with its 157-year-old recipe. The sweetshop was established in 1864 by İsmail Hakkı Bey in the Bahçekapı neighborhood of Istanbul’s Fatih district, where he started to make rock candy. It swiftly became famous for its various kind of …

The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2022 the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022). FAO is the lead agency for celebrating the Year in collaboration with other relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system. IYAFA 2022 is an important recognition of the millions of …

Press release… Cereals, pulses and oil seeds sector, in the first three months of 2021, raised its total exports to 2 billion dollars with a rise of 12 percent, while exports of the Aegean Region increased to 141 million dollars with a rise of 6 percent. Chairman of the Aegean …

Press release… The value-added product of fresh fruit group, strawberry as fresh, frozen or dried form was exported to 29 countries and broke a record 29 of in the first quarter of 2021. It increased by 333 percent and reached to 4 million 993 thousand 307 dollars from 993 thousand …

Fish-rich Mauritania pushes to convince citizens to add fish to their daily meals… NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania Although Mauritania has many fish-rich ocean coasts with a variety of high-quality fish types and their prices are affordable, most Mauritanians do not favor eating fish and prefer to consume red meat instead. Fish consumption …

The EU on April 16 granted protected geographical indication (PGI) registration to the Taşköprü garlic from the Black Sea province of Kastamonu.  Residents in the province celebrated the completion of a three-month waiting period for granting the registration. The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli welcomed the move on Twitter and said: “Taşköprü garlic, the world-famous ‘white …

Chairperson of Turkish National Pulses Council (UBK) Abdullah Özdemir said that Turkey has become a net exporter by making foreign sales of pulses worth 973 million dollars in the last three years. Özdemir also stated that a foreign trade surplus of 125 million dollars occurred during this period. Noting that …

Press release… Turkish aquaculture and animal products sector is happy by exceeding 2.5 billion dollars in exports in the last year. The Turkish aquaculture and animal products sector, which aims to export 3 billion dollars in 2023, carried its exports from 2 billion 436 million dollars to 2 billion 523 …