Agroforestry

Forested lands of Turkey have increased by 177,000 hectares in one year with the rehabilitation of decayed forests and new planting work. Nongovernmental organizations, in the meantime, warn against wildfire threat and recommend better rehabilitation and restoration… As urban settlements grow and big cities turn into concrete jungles, Turkey adheres …

Too precious to lose… When we drink a glass of water, write in a notebook, take medicine for a fever or build a house, we do not always make the connection with forests. And yet, these and many other aspects of our lives are linked to forests in one way …

Press release… Yağcı: We are the world leader in Aegean oregano and laurel Cahit Doğan Yağcı, Chairperson of the Aegean Furniture Paper and Forest Products Exporters’ Association, said that although there are serious problems in logistics in the world, however Turkiye evaluates this position very well. Cahit Doğan Yağcı Yağcı …

With climate change, global warming and changing land use patterns, wildfires like those that have scorched Turkiye, Indonesia, California and vast swathes of Argentine wetland are set to occur more frequently in coming decades, causing spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution, death and destruction and other problems that governments are ill-prepared …

First in Turkiye! Manisa’s Akhisar district establishes olive oil licensed warehouse Akhisar Commodity Exchange will complete the missing piece of the olive oil supply chain. With the licensed warehouse approved by the Ministry of Trade, the traceability of olives and olive oil will increase, and adulteration will be prevented. Upon …

With 60 new honey forests to be established this year by the General Directorate of Forestry (OGM), it is aimed to contribute approximately 300 million TL annually to the country’s economy. The General Directorate of Forestry (OGM), which implemented the idea of ​​”Honey Forest” in 2010 in order to support …

Ordu will come to the fore in medicinal and aromatic plant cultivation… “Development of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Breeding Project” has been put into practise by Ordu Metropolitan Municipality Department of Agriculture and Livestock Services. It is aimed to use medicinal and aromatic plants, which started to be produced in …

Nestle will start paying cocoa farmers cash if they send their children to school rather than out to tend crops as part of a push to purchase all of its cocoa through a fully traceable, directly sourced supply chain by 2025. Chocolate makers are coming under mounting pressure from investors, …

The government made good on its promise during summer’s wildfires to plant three saplings in the name of every citizen in the 84 million nation, and on Thursday, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry concluded the campaign by planting the last of the 252 million saplings… Turkey ended the year …