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Cocoa prices have skyrocketed, following climate shocks and disease outbreaks in West Africa. India has reported new figures on its agricultural domestic support, and the WTO has released a major report forecasting a global trade rebound... West Africa Cocoa Shortage Pushes Up Prices… Spiking cocoa prices have broken new records after …

Press release… Contacts continue for the start of exports to China… Hayrettin Uçak, Head of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB), stated that the most important markets of Turkish cherries are Germany and the Russian Federation. “Our cherries are very popular in countries such as India, Singapore …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı said that 7.27 million hectares of land had been consolidated by the end of 2023 for the efficient use of agricultural lands and that the annual gain was approximately 41 billion liras… In his statement, Minister Yumaklı drew attention to the fact that …

The cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector in the Southeastern Anatolia region displayed a remarkable performance in the first quarter of the year. Cereal exports in the Southeastern Anatolia region reached a record level with a significant spike. Celal Kadooğlu, Head of the Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters …

The effects of climate change on viticulture areas in Türkiye were investigated. According to the results of the study, drought and increasing temperatures in the next 30 years will cause quality and flavour changes in grapes. Dr. Nazan An According to a new study investigating how viticulture areas in Türkiye …

A digital transformation is taking place in agriculture. In Türkiye, which plays a pioneering role in digital agricultural technologies , agricultural digital investments surpassed 1 billion dollars. Thanks to investments such as sensors and smart agricultural machinery, a 20 per cent increase in agricultural yield was achieved. Up to 70 …

Press release… Ömer Celal Umur, Chairperson of Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ Association, stated that there are big increases in input costs in all agricultural products in Türkiye. Ömer Celal Umur “In recent years, we have had to export Turkish tobacco for 30 percent more on a dollar basis. This may lead …

Yıldıray Gençer, the Chairperson of the Sub-Union of the Seed Industrialists and Producers, stated that the Turkish seed sector has a strong structure. Yıldıray Gençer “We not only produce our own seeds. We export seeds to over 100 countries. In 2023, we exported 326.8 million dollars against 249.6 million dollars …

Food is a human right. Yet hundreds of millions are still going to bed hungry.@FAO's #RightToFood Guidelines can help influence the global agenda to eradicate hunger and malnutrition. Learn more 👉https://t.co/AJLCVAJdCs pic.twitter.com/ON73xwUr8w— FAO Asia Pacific (@FAOAsiaPacific) April 3, 2023

Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Vice President of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), said that a new sector could be started in salmon. Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan Gürdoğan said, “We send salmon as semi-finished products, that is, in other forms such as fillets. Türkiye should create its own brand and send …