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Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Hygiene and Technology Lecturer Dr. Seyda Şahin stated that there is no case showing that the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) is transmitted from sacrificial animals to humans and the disease is infected from person to person. In his written …

The Union of Hazelnut Agricultural Sales Cooperatives (FİSKOBİRLİK) invited all hazelnut producers to become partners and give their products to the Union during this purchase season. In a written statement from FİSKOBİRLİK, it was reported that the Union’s Central and Eastern Black Sea Cooperatives Consultation Meeting was held. At the …

Turkey Cattle Breeders’ Association (TDSYMB) Vice President and Ardahan Provincial Cattle Breeders’ Association President Yunus Baydar said that breeding animals should not be selected as sacrificials for the future of production. Stating that 1.2 million cattle and 3.5 million sheep and goats are expected to be slaughtered this year, Baydar …

Nurittin Karan, Chairman of the Giresun Chamber of Agriculture said that producers have the best fixation figures and the other ones made by out of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry regarding hazelnut yield estimates have lost their credibility. Following the estimated hazelnut harvest of 2020, which was announced as …

“Hazelnut should not be used as a tool for politics” While the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association (KFMİB) announced the hazelnut forecast yield of 2020 as 670 thousand tons, Mehmet Cirav, Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB) Hazelnut and Products Sector Committee Chairman, said that hazelnut should not …

TİGEM to sell 143 thoroughbred Arab trotter foals… General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises (TİGEM), an affiliate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will sell 143 thoroughbred Arab trotter foals in two separate tenders. The tender announcements of the institution were published in the Official Gazette. Accordingly, 82 purebred Arab …

Stating that Turkish food sector resembles the international cuisine, Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association Chairman Bedri said, “Turkey takes place in the top 10 across the world with every product that is included in their activity subjects of fisheries and animal products sector.” Pointing out thet they are …

At the end of July, Turkey will join the rest of the Muslim world in celebration of Qurban Bayram which is traditionally celebrated by the slaughter of animals and the donation of their meat to the poor in a symbol of solidarity. This year, however, the event will be a …

Birol Celep, Chairman of Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, said that the pandemic explained many details in whole. Stating that sustainability is indexed to scale economy and conception of governance is very important, Celep noted, “We need to highlight the increase in natural and organic farming and good …

Exporters demand government support for sustainability projects… Declaring 2020 as the “Year of Sustainability”, Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) announced the ‘Sustainability Manifesto’. EIB Coordinator Chairman Jak Eskinazi said that EIB will produce its own electricity and that they have the goal of becoming a green office and demanded 50 percent …