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Press release… Ankara – 18 June 2020 – Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar, stating that during the combating process with Covid-19, farmers had to wait the transactions of Farmers Registry System (ÇKS) and said, “ÇKS application period should be extended which supposed to be ended by …

Emphasizing the need to increase support in returning to rural areas so as to rise food production and agricultural lands, TESK (Craftsmen and Artisans’ Confederation of Turkey) President Bendevi Palandöken said, “The importance of food products, vegetables and fruits has been understood in the early stages of the pandemic process. …

The U.S. Commercial Service’s Global Advanced Manufacturing Team and Europe Team invite American exporters to join us for “virtual coffee chats” with our U.S. Embassy colleagues across Europe. These informal video discussions are through Microsoft Teams. Each session will cover the current status of the advanced manufacturing sector in the region and …

Turkey is an agricultural and animal production hub in the region and even for countries beyond, with its high production capacity and food security standards, according to university agriculturalist Orhan Özçatalbaş. The country has the largest agricultural revenue in Europe and is second on a global scale, the professor at Akdeniz …

A warning came to farmers to maintain the fertility of the soil. Erzincan Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry warned the farmers not to burn stubble and reminded that burning the stubble was 73,68 TL administrative fines per decare. Warning farmers not to burn stubble… The Governor’s Communiqué on the …

Turkey Seed Growers Association (TÜRKTOB) Chairman Savaş Akcan said, “The pandemic has revealed the importance of self-sufficiency and being nationalised. What if the protectionism policies increase worldwide and those countries do not sell? Our work becomes more difficult with the farmers, who are trapped in production with wrong agricultural policies …

Press release… ‘World Food Safety Day’ is celebrated every year on June 7th. Federation Food and Drink Industry Associations of Turkey (TGDF) released a statement and emphasized the importance of the issue while drawing attention what needs to be done to ensure the food security. TGDF statement is as follows: …

Press release… Ankara-Turkey 08.06.2020- Şemsi Bayraktar, Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers President, said that pandemic caused some changes in life preferences. Bayraktar said, “Migration has begun from crowded cities to the countryside. Our citizens want to increase their earnings and peace by choosing village life. Farming in rural areas away …

Press release… Pınar Water and Drink celebrated the World Environment Day on June 5 with its “Carbon-Neutral” certificate… Pınar Water and Drink is the first beverage company that produces Turkey’s “carbon-neutral” products… Pınar Water and Drink has succeeded in being the first company in Turkey as producing carbon-neutral certified product, …

Press release… The World Food Safety Day, which was determined as 7 June by the decision of the United Nations Organization on 24 December 2018, is celebrated for the second time this year in the framework of the cooperation of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Food …