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Ebru Erke writes; manuka vs pine honey: A comparison

One of our undervalued products is pine honey, despite being nearly identical to New Zealand’s manuka honey, which is widely promoted as a marketing phenomenon and sold for hundreds of dollars per kilogram. Pine Honey Pine honey might seem ordinary to us, right? Many even find its resinous flavor “too heavy.” …

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Ali Fuat Gürle: Our exporters have a target of crossing the 1 billion dollar threshold by 2025

Press release… Ali Fuat Gürle, Chair of the Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, stated that in the first 10 months of 2024, exports of paper and paper products from the sectors within the field of activity of their association amounted to 476 million dollars. “Our exports of …

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Berrak Birgili writes; Evaluation of agricultural forestry in terms of traditional agricultural knowledge

Agroforestry is an important production technique implemented in many parts of the world for commercial purposes for the capitalist world and for subsistence for small farmers. The fact that it is a production technique approved in the Kyoto Protocol as the only production system that can be flexible to climate …

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İbrahim Yumaklı: New strategies for the future to be determined during the Agriculture and Forestry Council

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı disclosed that they are planning to organise the Agriculture and Forestry Council in April 2025. Emphasizing once again the importance Türkiye attaches to water and irrigation investments, Yumaklı stated that water and irrigation play a critical role in terms of food supply security …

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Deforestation accelerates amid global concerns!

Deforestation continued last year at a rate far beyond pledges to end the practice by 2030, according to a major study published Tuesday. Forests nearly the size of Ireland were lost in 2023, according to two dozen research organizations, NGOs, and advocacy groups, with 6.37 million hectares (15.7 million acres) of …

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Worst drought in 40 years puts Brazil’s major crops at risk!

August 30, 2024 First came wildfires that scorched sugar cane fields. Now, the worst drought in more than four decades is threatening coffee and soybean crops in Brazil. Extreme drought in the Amazon From May through August, some key agriculture areas faced the driest weather since 1981, according to natural …

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Global agricultural drone industry is booming!

DJI Agriculture annual report finds the global agricultural drone industry is booming… Over 300,000 drones operate globally, treating more than 500 million hectares of farmland around the world… DJI Agriculture, a global leader in facilitating agricultural innovation through drone technology, unveils its Agriculture Drone Industry Insight Report (2023/2024), showcasing a …

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“Turkish spice exporters aim to reach 250 million dollars in 2024”

Press release… Humanity’s passion for flavour increases interest in spices. The Turkish spice sector turns the search for flavour into an opportunity. Türkiye’s spice exports surged by 27 percent in the first half of 2024, from 89 million to 113 million dollars. Variety of spices on kitchen table Stating that …

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Ministry’s “Climate Resilient Forestry Project” unveiled…

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has announced an extensive project aimed at protecting forests from the destructive effects of the climate crisis and global warming. Speaking at the launch of the “Climate Resilient Forestry Project” on May 30, Minister İbrahim Yumaklı stated that the initiative will span five years and also support forestry activities …

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Türkiye has 3,703 endemic species!

Türkiye, which has forest, mountain, steppe, wetland, coastal and marine ecosystems as a result of changes in climatic and geographical characteristics at short intervals, is home to 3,703 endemic species, of which 3,497 are plants and 206 are animals. According to the information compiled from the National Biodiversity Inventory and …

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