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The Turkish cotton crop for Marketing Year (MY) 2021/22 is forecast at 450,000 hectares and 825,000metric tons (MT; 3.79 million bales). Cotton consumption is expected to be 1,850,000 MT (8.50 millionbales) for the same MY. Better than expected yields in the GAP region, and a smaller area affected bydrought in …

Press release… Wheat and dairy drive fourth consecutive monthly increase, global cereal supplies “comfortable”. 02/12/2021 Rome -The barometer of food commodity prices in international markets rose for the fourth consecutive month in November, led by strong demand for wheat and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations …

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the world as we know it, altering our habits from the way we travel to interaction between people. Despite all the discomfort and problems it has brought along, one unlikely benefit of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be that restaurants are now wasting much less food.  Ali …

Journalists from 16 countries get information about Turkey’s agriculture industry in Antalya… Agricultural journalists from Turkey and abroad gathered last week in Turkey’s Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, where farming activities, especially greenhouse cultivation, are carried out intensively. Agri-journalists in front of the International Growtech Exhibition Hall The Turkish Guild …

The Chairperson of the Turkish Beekeepers’ Association (TAB) warned: Without bees, agriculture will collapse Ziya Şahin, Chairperson of the Turkish Beekeepers’ Association, stated that after the global climate change and forest fires, the living spaces of bees have narrowed and without bees, agriculture and biodiversity will disappear. Ziya Şahin Saying …

Press release… 2021 edition of Cremona International Livestock Exhibitions, finally again in presence, came to an end yesterday (Nov. 28th) and confirmed Cremona as one of the major global poles for Livestock.It was a very intense three-day event, full of emotions and enthusiasm for being back in presence to discover …

The amount of fish caught in 2021 has decreased across the country, while water pollution and overfishing have reduced the fish stock in the Black Sea, according to an expert. Stressing especially on overfishing, Ahmet Şahin from Sürmene Marine Sciences Faculty of Karadeniz Technical University (KTÜ), warned, “The amount of fish caught in …

India will become a financial superpower if it uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to digitise its vast farm sector, said Prof. Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum. In his virtual address at Bengaluru Tech Summit 2021 on Friday, Prof. Schwab said India had the technological capability and prowess to …

Focusing on Africa, sides sign deal on developing agricultural investment opportunities in less-developed OIC members… ISTANBUL  Turkey’s Investment Office signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday with the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) on agricultural cooperation, especially in Africa. The agreement was signed by Burak Daglioglu, the head of …

The European Commission declared that it wants to fight deforestation harder as it proposed a legislative package on Wednesday aimed at curbing and tightening the import of commodities such as food and wood from deforested areas, trying to use its trade power to drive sustainability, by requiring companies to prove …