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Press release… Speaking about the raw milk reference price announced by the National Milk Council (USK), Ali Eroğlu, President of the Central Council of the Turkish Veterinary Medical Association (TVHB), said, “According to the unconfirmed information we have received, an increase of 40-45 kurush (kuruş) is considered in the milk …

Press release… Orhan Sarıbal, Republican People’s Party (CHP) Bursa Deputy and Chief Advisor to CHP Agricultural Policies and Agricultural Organizations, said at a press conference held at the Turkish Grand National Assembly for October 7, World Cotton Day, that cotton production in Turkey has decreased due to the wrong agricultural …

TESK President Bendevi Palandöken warned of the local, organic and natural products fraud. Turkey Tradesmen and Artisans Confederation (TESK) Chairman Bendevi Palandöken said, “Local products are advertised every step of the way on the internet. There are sellers who write ‘genuine’ to the fraudulent product and those who stick straw …

Press release… Chairwoman of İzmir Commodity Exchange Işınsu Kestelli said that Turkey is one of the most important countries in the world in terms of agricultural production potential. Kestelli said, “However we still have very important deficiencies in converting our production into foreign exchange earning activity by exporting. It is …

Press release… The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) highlighted the importance of the issue of ‘awareness’ at the international level on ‘Food Waste and Losses’ with an online event organized for the first time on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Because the problem is very current and …

Press release… In order to increase the quality of cotton in Izmir, to decrease the loss, to provide a fast and effective control; cotton harvesters will now be controlled from the satellite. In order to ensure that the cotton in the field is harvested in a timely manner, with the …

Results of the project titled as “Determination of the Fingerprints of Some Monofloral Honey Produced in Turkey Which Has a Commercial Potential: Investigation and Standardization of Medical Activities Along with Chemical Content”, declared during an online meeting held by Muğla Provincial Beekeepers’ Association (MAYBİR). Chairman of Turkey Beekeepers’ Association Ziya …

The project of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization to lease up to 60 decares of treasury lands for 10 years for farmers who are landless or do not have enough land, will be implemented in 6 pilot provinces at the first stage. A total of 41.5 million square metres …

The Turkish agriculture sector’s annual average growth rate is much higher than its OECD and EU peers, with 2.7 percent in the last 10 years, the treasury and finance minister has said. “Our agricultural export figure has increased to $19.4 billion from $3.7 billion in 2002. Red meat production has increased from …

Press release… Selışık: The need for agricultural production will increase due to population growth Dr. Ayşegül Selışık, FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United nations) Deputy Representative of Turkey, emphasized that the need for agricultural production will increase in the coming years and for this, more efficient production techniques …