Press release… Jalapeños from Gördes and Bayındır. Cucumber from Burdur, Akhisar, Afyon Sandıklı regions… Fersan, which produces 22 million litres of vinegar per year and has planting areas in 5 different regions, has started the harvest period in Cucumber and Jalapeño production with 3 million tonnes of seeds. In Fersan’s …
Read More »HOW OTTOMAN SULTAN HELPED IRELAND DURING GREAT FAMINE!
Ottoman sultan Abdülmecid I went out of his way to help the Irish people during the Great Famine of 1845-1852. They returned the favor in the Crimean War. Sultan Abdülmecid 1 The Great Famine in the mid-19th century was one of the most devastating events in Irish history. Between 1845 …
Read More »HARVEST TIME FOR HOPS IN BİLECİK PROVINCE…
Producers of industrial plant hops, which are produced only in Pazaryeri district of Bilecik (a northwestern province) in Turkey, started their harvest time. Serdar Sert It is aimed to earn 15 to 20 million liras this year from hops, which is cultivated on an area of approximately 2 thousand 950 …
Read More »ALMOND HARVEST BEGINS IN ADIYAMAN REGION…
As the harvest season begins in Adıyaman, (a southeastern province of Turkey) the ‘land of almonds’ where Turkey’s largest almond orchards are located, producers are happy with the yield in the drought and flooding region. The almond orchards, which were established with the support of the state and increased over …
Read More »A MOVE TO REDUCE FOOD PRICES!
A new era in retail trade: A move to reduce food prices… In order to reduce food prices, new practices will be implemented to facilitate retail trade. The law on the creation of a better functioning and fair supply chain that will eliminate unfair commercial practices in retail trade, taking …
Read More »AYDOĞAN OKUR: WE EXPECT A PRICE OF 16.5 LIRAS FOR RAISINS
In Aegean province of Manisa, the world-famous Sultana seedless grapes started to be laid on the drying areas in the plains after the harvest. In the plains where the excitement of the harvest is experienced, the producer expects a price of 16.5 liras per kilogram for raisins. Sultana raisin Aydoğan …
Read More »ALPER TABAN: RASPBERRY HARVEST BEGINS IN İNEGÖL REGION
İnegöl (a district of Bursa province) Mayor Alper Taban visited the raspberry orchards in Bahçekaya region. The harvest of raspberry, one of the dozens of crops grown in the fertile soil of İnegöl, has begun. Mayor Alper Taban, who met with the producers in the raspberry field and received information …
Read More »GLORIA MOSITO: FIFTY PERCENT OF AGRICULTURAL ALLOCATION MUST GO TO WOMEN IN SA
Highlighting progress in implementing the (South African) Beneficiary Selection and Land Allocation Policy (BSLAP), Gloria Mosito from Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development said for the past financial year 2020/2021, the department in aligning itself to the Gender Response Planning Guidelines and the BSLAP, targeted to allocate 11, 987 hectares …
Read More »FAO PROVIDES FARMING INPUTS TO FARMER FIELD SCHOOL BENEFICIARIES IN HATAY PROVINCE…
Press release… 18 August 2021, Hatay – A new batch of farming input packages were distributed to 75 Syrian and Turkish Farmer Field Schools (FFS) beneficiaries today in the Hatay Yayladağı district. This activity is funded by the European Union under the FAO project “Building Resilience of Syrians under Temporary Protection and Host Communities …
Read More »MUSTAFA ÖZEN: WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ÇEŞME MELON UNIQUE TO THAT REGION
Press release… The harvest of “Çeşme Melon”, which has been grown with heirloom (ancestral) seeds for centuries in Çeşme District, continues. İzmir Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, Mustafa Özen, also attended the harvest of Çeşme Melon, which has a unique aroma and can last for 5-6 months after harvesting, …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
