Agroforestry

TEMA Foundation reiterates its call launched 31 years ago: ‘Don’t Türkiye become a desert!’ Deniz Ataç, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the TEMA Foundation (The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats), emphasised that ‘areas exposed to desertification are rapidly increasing …

June, 2025… Türkiye has launched a new forestry initiative aimed at combating climate change and forest fires across the country. The $400 million Climate-Resilient Forestry Project, developed in cooperation with the World Bank, was announced by Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı during a speech at the International Workshop on …

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced that truffles contributed 650 million lira to the country’s economy in 2024. Ankara… The ministry shared data on truffles for 2024 on its social media account. The post pointed out that truffles are the hidden treasure of the green homeland, stating, ‘Truffles, our …

Tropical rainforests are vanishing at an alarming rate, with fires and climate change driving the destruction of thousands of square kilometers every day… Eighteen football pitches every minute of every hour of every day: That is the record extent of tropical rainforest destroyed last year, due in large measure to …

Diyarbakır, April, 2025… Located in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Hevsel Gardens have been the site of uninterrupted agriculture for 8,000 years. The wild herbs growing naturally there are transformed into a culinary feast in the rich Diyarbakır cuisine. Fed by the Tigris River and …

Press release… Nurettin Tarakçıoğlu, Vice President of the Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, said that Türkiye’s non-wood forest products exports amounted to 181 million dollars in 2024. “While oregano accounted for 48 percent of total spice exports, 32 percent was from laurel. We carry out 70 percent …

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aromatic Plants and Spice Producers Association, Aydın Acun, highlights the growing demand and exciting growth of the Aromatic Plants and Spices sector worldwide. He mentions that this sector is experiencing a concrete increase in demand and is predicted to continue growing …

Republican People’s Party (CHP) has taken an important step to find solutions to Türkiye’s problems in agriculture and forestry and to determine the policies to be implemented during the government period. It established an ‘Agriculture and Forestry Policies Supreme Council’ consisting of academics who are experts in their fields. A …

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.” …

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 …