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Press release… December, 2025 FAO Director-General opens FAO Council in Rome with a call to action… Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today urged FAO Members to focus on four key transformational pathways to tackle the pressing challenges affecting global food security …

Press release… Tangerines, the leading export in the fresh fruit and vegetable sector, are going from strength to strength in 2025. After achieving 114 million dollars in exports in October, tangerine reached 239 million dollars in exports in November. Stating that they achieved a 61 percent spike in tangerine exports …

Türkiye has exported 12 million dollars worth of cut flowers to 35 countries ahead of New Year’s celebrations, marking a vibrant season for the ornamental plant industry. With the arrival of December, activity in the flower sector intensifies. Flowers harvested from greenhouses are packaged in processing facilities and shipped across the country as …

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) aims to increase the international visibility and added value of Türkiye’s products, as the country ranks second worldwide in geographical indication registrations. Muhammed Zeki Durak TÜRKPATENT data shows a total of 1,794 products in Türkiye have been registered with geographical indication certificates to …

Press release… FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPORTS REACHED 518.7 MILLION DOLLARS, DRIVEN BY THE TANGERINE SECTOR… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, announced that Türkiye achieved exports of 518.7 million dollars in November, representing a 44 percent increase compared …

Press release… According to data shared by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM); the cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector, which includes basic food items such as chocolate and cocoa products, sunflower oil, biscuits and wafers, confectionery, pasta and wheat flour, achieved total exports of 11.2 billion dollars in the first …

When Alex Tawiah and Georgina Nyarko first heard about beekeeping on their cocoa farm, they were skeptical. Could bees really help them earn a steady income?   They put their misgivings aside and decided to work with Goshen Global Vision, a non-profit that helps small farmers build sustainable livelihoods. With …

Press release… FOOD TRADE BETWEEN TÜRKİYE AND JAPAN GAINS STRENGTH UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF AHBİB… VEYSEL MEMİŞ: WE REACHED 172.1 MILLION DOLLARS IN NOVEMBER AND OPENED NEW DOORS IN JAPAN The Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters Association (AHBİB), which recorded exports worth 172.1 million dollars in November, has …

November, 2025… Adaptation can seem daunting for rural businesses, but it’s a win-win. By adopting sustainable farming techniques like agroforestry, small-scale farmers can drive economic growth while protecting their land.  In the third episode in our “Life stories” mini-series, we head to the Peruvian Amazon to see adaptation in action. …

Press release… The Joint Council Meeting of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) was held in Ankara, chaired by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and attended by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz along with a large number of council members. Fevzi Çondur, TOBB Trade Exchanges Council Vice …