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Muhammet Öztürk: Aegean Region is the epicentre of Türkiye’s spice exports

Press release… Muhammet Öztürk, Head of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association, said that Turkish spice sector exported 186 million dollars worth of spices with a hike of 10 percent in 2023. Muhammet Öztürk Pointing out that Aegean Region, which is …

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Nurettin Tarakçıoğlu: Quality problem in spices should be solved at the producer

Press release… The quality problem in products should be solved at the producer… Nurettin Tarakçıoğlu, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, says that in 2023, thyme with 51 million dollars, laurel with 45 million dollars, cumin with 17 million dollars, …

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Goverment prepares roadmap to protect forests…

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has published a five-year strategic plan to protect and develop the country’s forests and greenery. The plan states that the role of forests will come to the forefront with the carbon pricing mechanism planned to be established in Türkiye in the near future and that natural systems will be …

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Ali Fuat Gürle: I regret to say that 2024 will not be a year of relief for my colleagues!

Press release… Ali Fuat Gürle, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, said that their exports of non-wood forest products such as laurel, oregano, linden, sage, rosemary, medicinal plants, acorns, etc. decreased by 3 percent to 103 million dollars. Ali Fuat …

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Dr. Hüseyin Akdemir: Türkiye is one of the leading countries in terms of producing medicinal and aromatic plants

Press release… Bornova (one of Izmir’s leading districts) Municipality organised “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Training” where comprehensive information was given from the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants to their usage areas. Explaining that 80 per cent of the oregano in the world market is produced in Türkiye, the experts …

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Facility producing pellet gets its energy from the sun in Erzincan…

It produces fuel from natural waste by getting its energy from the sun… In Erzincan (Türkiye’s Eastern Anatolian province), waste forest products are converted into biomass fuel type pellets in a factory that gets its energy from the sun. In the factory where 5 tonnes of production is made per …

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“WE WILL RAMP UP OUR EXPORTS IN 2024”

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) will organise national participation in 13 fairs and 13 sectoral trade delegations in 2024… The Aegean Exporters’ Associations, brought Türkiye 18.5 billion dollars in export foreign currency in 2023, will promote Turkish export products at fairs to be held all over the world in …

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MUHAMMET OZTURK: WE NEED TO CREATE AN ACTION PLAN SPECIFIC TO OREGANO

Warm contact with the producer should be ensured… Muhammet Öztürk, Chair of Aegean Cereals, Pulses and Oil Seeds Exporters’ Association, stated that in order to offer quality and standardised production to the world markets, oregano producers should be supported, harvest their products more consciously and efficiently and trainings should be …

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ELO: WE WELCOME THE GENERAL PRINCIPLE OF INCREASING THE RESILIENCE OF EUROPEAN FORESTS

Forest Monitoring Law: Exploring Methods, Stakeholders, and Objectives Press release… Brussels, November 22, 2023 — Today, the European Commission published its regulation establishing a “Forest Monitoring Law”. ELO welcomes the general principle of increasing the resilience of European forests, particularly in the face of climate change. There is a need …

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WHY AGROFORESTRY IS A PRIORITY SOLUTION FOR RESILIENT AGRICULTURE…

Agroforestry Coalition releases recommendations for the Farm Bill, highlights why agroforestry is a priority solution for resilient agriculture… Coalition outlines steps to remove barriers to adoption for farmers and ranchers and scale up support for agroforestry across federal farm bill programs… Organizations and experts committed to growing agroforestry as a …

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