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Press release…. Işık: Production should not be interrupted in 11 provinces in the earthquake zone Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association (EKMİB), said that as Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Agriculture Commission, they visited the regions affected by the 6 February earthquake. Mehmet Ali …

Press release… Hayrettin Uçak: Agricultural production will increase with TDİOSBs Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB) Chairperson Hayrettin Uçak said, in a statement, “Global warming threatens production more and more every day, agricultural production areas are shrinking due to drought and urbanization.” Stating that the world has an …

A new targeted investment will help address the critical financing needs of Türkiye’s micro, small, and medium enterprises in the agricultural sector, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has said. It will help in preserving jobs and aiding economic recovery, with a particular focus on earthquake-impacted areas, the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, …

In Antalya province, which makes a significant contribution to the country’s economy with its agricultural sector, blueberry, whose production area has expanded with the soilless farming method in pots, is also exported to different countries. Blueberry, whose homeland is North America and which can be produced in the Black Sea …

Türkiye’s southeastern province Şanlıurfa’s Metropolitan Municipality brought together 1 million isot (local red pepper) seedlings produced with ancestral seeds to the soil. Metropolitan Mayor Zeynel Abidin Beyazgül, who participated in the planting of isot, one of the registered local flavours of the region, said that in Şanlıurfa province, 800 thousand …

Press release… Sebahattin Arslantürk, Vice Chairman of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Sector Committee, said that due to the approach of the new crop hazelnut season, producers to carry out the necessary care in order to obtain quality products, as in all agricultural crops. …

Salmon production in Türkiye exceeded 190,000 tons in 2022, as the country ranked second in the world after Iran, the statistics by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed. While Iran produced nearly 194,000 tons of salmon, over 1 million tons were produced in 77 countries, the FAO’s report stated. The …

The Black Sea grain deal, which was set to expire May 18 but was extended for two months, is important to keep global food supplies flowing and stabilize markets for all customers, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). “We don’t see prices rising again and hitting the poorest people …

Press release… Two-thirds of the 2022/23 season has been left behind in seedless raisins, where Türkiye is the world leader in production and export. Türkiye’s raisin export was 171 thousand tonnes with a flat course compared to the same period of the 2021/22 season, while the foreign exchange yield was …

Soaring prices of fertilizers could worsen the problem of agricultural commodity prices in the upcoming years, a senior official at the U.N.’s food agency warned on Monday. “Gas supplies and energy prices will affect fertilizer prices and an expected fertilizer crisis will affect the final commodity price,” said AbdulHakim Elwaer, …