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A local farmer named Şerafettin Baba is harvesting his first crop of colorful sweet potatoes in the Torbalı district of western Izmir province as a local venture he hopes will turn into a lucrative business. A pricey imported treat, Turkish farmers like Baba across the country are now growing their …

A contribution of 70 million liras came from the production of kiwi to the economy of Ordu province. Kemal Yılmaz, Ordu Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, said, “This season, the kiwi harvest in Ordu is about 8,500 tonnes.” Kemal Yılmaz said that the kiwi, which has been harvested, will …

Tea, Turkish national beverage, which has an important place in the economy of the Eastern Black Sea Region and is one of the sectors that provides net foreign currency inflow in the country’s exports, continues its rising trend in exports every month. In the 10 months of 2021, 3,883 tonnes …

Press release… 86 percent increase in food exports to China… Exports from Turkey to China soared by 29 percent from 2 billion 115 million dollars to 2 billion 727 million dollars in the January-October period of 2021. The food exports of the Turkish food industry to China rose by 86 …

Press release… Seedless raisin exporters rolled up their sleeves to sell products to the end consumer… While sultanas were the raw material of the biscuits and bakery products sectors, with the pandemic, they have added flavour to biscuits, cakes, bread, cookies and other bakery products made by the end consumer …

Turkey’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports increased by 19 percent in the first 9 months of the year compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 2 billion 15 million dollars. According to the compilation made by the Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations (AKİB), the export of fresh fruits …

Press release… Copa and Cogeca support the Commission’s contingency plan on food security and stands ready to take an active part in the future EFSCM  The European Commission issues today an important Communication on its vision of the lessons learned from the Covid crisis in terms of food security, and …

Turkey launched an initiative to plant 252 million saplings by the end of the year, the country’s ministry of agriculture and forestry, on Nov. 11. “On Nov. 11, National Afforestation Day, we are becoming a breath for the future,” said the ministry on Twitter. “We breathe life into the world by planting 3 tree saplings …

ANTALYA, Turkey Representatives of Turkey’s grain sector, which is the largest flour and second largest pasta exporter of the world, gathered in the Turkish Mediterranean resort city of Antalya on Friday to discuss the impacts of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic on the sector. The 16th Turkey Grain Congress, …

Around 84M people may face hunger by 2050 due to climate change, official says at Turkey Grain Congress… ANTALYA, Turkey  – Rising global temperatures and the expected increase in frequency of droughts from every 10 years to every five years pose a grave threat to food security in the world, …