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A new type of soil created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants, potentially expanding the map of farmable land around the globe to previously inhospitable places and reducing water use in agriculture at a time of …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli stated that they work in a regulatory manner in all of the very important products and that both support and intervention purchases are made. Pakdemirli said, “So we follow up to 50 products very closely. If the prices increase in the period when …

Press release… Hasan Girenes said the food that needs to be produced in the next 40 years will be more than what had been produced in 6 thousand years in the past. Yaşar Holding Vice President of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Hasan Girenes drew attention the importance of supporting with …

Minister of Trade Ruhsar Pekcan, in her written statement, said that they aim to increase the efficiency of the supply and distribution chains of exporters and ensure that export products are delivered to new markets in the most efficient way and in this context, creating the necessary infrastructure facilities that …

Press release… Yaşar Holding Has Published Its 2019 Sustainability Report… Dr. Mehmet Aktaş, Yaşar Holding Chief Executive Officer said, “Bringing all values ​​together in a common ‘golden ratio’ that adds value to life and taking good care of our business, our employees, society, our business partners and the environment will …

Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) Coordinator Chairman Jak Eskinazi stated that the aim of the next season is to reach 1 million tonnes of cotton production thanks to the recently announced subsidy support. Bekir Pakdemirli, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, had declared the subsidy in cotton last week. Accordingly subsidy amount …

Climate change and global warming can lead to aggravated problems in Turkey as it is in the middle of it, with a likelihood of huge financial losses in the coming future, a prominent climate expert has warned. “For some time, winters in Turkey are tropical winters. We are living the effects of global …

October 15, 2020, Ankara Press release… Dr. Ayşegül Selışık, FAO Deputy Representative in Turkey, participated in the programme Gün Ortası, broadcast in KRT and presented by Tülin Daloğlu. In the broadcast held within the scope of World Food Day, the strong connection between food and peace was underscored, referring to …

The National Milk Council (USK) announced that the raw milk support subsidy for the months of October, November and December was determined as 40 kurush (kuruş). National Milk Council (USK) Stating that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has fixed the raw milk support subsidy as 40 kurush for October, …

Press release… 08 October 2020, Rome – The benchmark price index for food commodities rose in September, led by vegetable oils and cereals, according to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 97.9 points during the month, up 2.1 percent from August …