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Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) have been successfully continuing the “TURQUALITY Project” supported by the Ministry of Trade with the participation of 6 food exporters’ associations under its roof for 2 years. Aegean Exporters’ Associations also ensured that Turkish cuisine is included in the curriculum of the William F. …

Stakeholders in the famous hellim (halloumi in Greek) cheese sector in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ (TRNC) have written an open letter to the European Commission Structural Reform Support Director General Mario Nava regarding the protected designations of origin (PDO) process of the cheese. They said the proposed laws …

Russia’s agricultural product exports, between January – March 21 2021, rose to 6.1 billion dollars, while Turkey’s imports also registered an increase of 46.8 percent. In 2021, Russia’s exports of agricultural products soared by 22.3 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 6.1 billion dollars …

In the wake of Brexit, the United Kingdom is hearing from supporters and opponents of gene editing as the government considers deregulating the technology when it produces organisms that could have been achieved through conventional breeding. Commenting on the “consultation,” as it is called, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization said the …

 The World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the global water crisis, and a core focus of the observance is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. The theme of World Water Day 2021 is valuing water. The value of …

Forests are part of your life in more ways than you realize… When we drink a glass of water, write in a notebook, take medicine for a fever or build a house, we do not always make the connection with forests. And yet, these and many other aspects of our …

A person consumed 173 kilograms of fruits and 269 kilograms of vegetables on average in Turkey in 2020, Turkey’s Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli has said. Some 14.5 million tons of fruit and some 22.5 million tons of vegetables were consumed overall across the country, Pakdemirli said. “Comparing the numbers with the 83 …

The Agrokompleks company, owned by the family of former Russian Minister of Agriculture Alexsander Tkachov, has become the largest agricultural land owner in Russia. The Agrokompleks company, owned by the family of the former Minister of Agriculture of Russia, known for its support for imposing sanctions on Turkish agricultural products, …

In the USA, a behavioural economist studied the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on people’s spending. Professor George Loewenstein said that the savings rate increased with the coronavirus. Loewenstein also said that offering people money to get vaccinated would be perceived negatively. 14.03.2021 Dr. George Loewenstein, Professor of Economics and …

Press release… Birol Celep, Chairperson of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association said that a Sustainability Working Group has been established in the Aegean Exporters’ Association (EİB) and underlined the EU’s new carbon tax regulation within the scope of the European Green Deal. Birol Celep, who is also …