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NO SUPPLY SHORTAGES EXPECTED IN GRAINS!

No supply shortages of grains are expected due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, two countries that supply a substantial amount of Turkey’s grain imports, the country’s agriculture ministry said. Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine as of Thursday has raised the prospect of tighter supplies in commodities, due to the possibility …

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KARAVELİ: OUTCOMES OF CLIMATE COUNCIL WILL SHAPE TURKIYE’S FUTURE

Main way to tackle carbon emissions is to minimize energy demands, says expert on energy efficiency… KONYA, Turkiye Decisions to be taken following Turkiye’s first Climate Council will shape the country’s future as part of the fight against climate change, said an official with the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry. …

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ORGANIC FARMING AREAS EXPAND IN EU COUNTRIES…

Organic farming areas are expanding in the EU… The share of organic farming lands approached 10%… The share of organic farming areas in the total agricultural areas in European Union countries has approached 10%. According to Eurostat data, the European statistical administration, the size of organic farming areas in the …

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FOOD TO BE HIT BY WAR IN UKRAINE!

The war in Ukraine is threatening further disruption to already stretched supply chains. Ukraine and Russia may only account for a small proportion of the imports of major manufacturing nations like Germany and the US, but they are essential suppliers of raw materials and energy for many crucial supply chains. Global food prices already rose sharply during …

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WHEAT PRICES RISE DRAMATICALLY AFTER RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE!

Wheat prices rose dramatically to over $300 on Thursday after Russia officially launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea. Futures contracts for March in the United States market for the price of wheat per ton reached around $308, up from $280 on Wednesday. With the intervention, …

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MUSTAFA ÖZEN: SMART AGRICULTURE ERA BEGINS IN IZMIR PROVINCE

Press release… İzmir Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry is signing off on a project that will be the first of its kind in Turkiye. Thanks to the project launched, the numbers of insects that cause damage in agricultural areas will be made by the stations established in the orchards …

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BANANA AND STRAWBERRY HARVEST BEGINS IN HATAY PROVINCE…

The Harvest Festival of the greenhouses occupying 19,000 square meters (204,515 square feet) of land in Turkiye’s southern border province Hatay’s Reyhanlı district was held Tuesday with the participation of Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) Chairperson Kerem Kınık, as he said that Turkiye has been providing social product support, protection and …

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USDA SECRETARY TOM VILSACK ASKS DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO INVESTIGATE CROP INPUT PRICES!

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack wants the Department of Justice (DOJ) to ensure seed companies and other input suppliers are not using their market power and current conditions to raise prices unfairly. “It’s important for us to ask questions about whether all of these increases, every penny of these increases, is …

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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ALLIANCE CELEBRATES ‘TWOSDAY EVENT’ WITH FAO IN ANKARA…

Press release… Meeting highlights collaboration in the field of cooperatives… Ariel Guarco 23 February 2022, Ankara – A meeting was held yesterday with the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) to enhance collaboration in the field of cooperatives within the scope of a project entitled “Building the Resilience of Syrians under Temporary Protection and …

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BERAT GÜZELEL: THE EXPRESSION OF ‘WE IMPORT GARBAGE’ DOESN’T REFLECT REALITY

Press release… The recycling industry is becoming a sector that all developed countries support with public power and the rate of compulsory use in production is increasing. Berat Güzelel Berat Güzelel, General Manager of Batı Polimer, which is among the biggest raw material suppliers of the Turkish plastics industry, pointed …

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