August 2026… The blue economy, or the use of aquatic and coastal resources to drive economic growth, generates around US$2.5 trillion globally each year. This makes it equivalent to the world’s 7th largest economy – and spanning a wide range of sectors from fisheries and aquaculture to coastal infrastructure, maritime transport and …
Read More »Dr. Nazimi Açıkgöz: The future of agriculture; science and technology
August 2026… Agriculture is the oldest science in human history. However, today it is undergoing a transformation at a pace never seen before. Constraints such as a growing population, climate change, the shrinking of arable land and soil depletion will pose a major threat to the future of our agriculture. …
Read More »Whey protein transforms the dairy industry…
The balance of power in the global dairy industry is shifting rapidly. Once regarded as a low-value by-product of cheese production, whey has now become one of the sector’s most strategic and high-value-added components. Rising global demand is placing this type of protein at the centre not only of sports …
Read More »“Innovation must reach farmers!”
QU Dongyu spoke at the International Horticultural Congress in Japan underscoring the need for investment, innovation and stronger policies to boost the sector August 2026… Press release… Kyoto, Japan/Rome – Agriculture must move beyond a primary focus on producing sufficient quantities of food and place greater emphasis on providing the …
Read More »Eren Günhan Ulusoy: Türkiye’s strong grain stocks shield it from global supply risks
August 2026… ISTANBUL… Record wheat harvest of 24.5 million tonnes expected after rainfall rises 76 percent from last year, says head of International Association of Operative Millers’ Eurasia region Türkiye is well positioned to withstand short-term disruptions in global grain supplies as Black Sea tensions and severe drought in Europe …
Read More »“It’s clear that Asian Seed Congress is in capable hands!”
August 2026… Teck Wah Koh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Asia Pacific Seed Association (APSA), made an assessment following his visits and meetings in Türkiye… Koh stated that Türkiye possesses the potential to host the ASC 2026 in the best possible way… “Together with my fellow Office …
Read More »World Resources Institute (WRI); water risks!
August 2026… Water is easy to take for granted — until there isn’t enough of it, or too much at once.This summer, both situations are playing out at once. Record droughts across Europe have slowed trade, hindered energy production and withered crops. Extreme rainfall brought flash floods across Asia, forcing …
Read More »Kayhan Yıldırım: Türkiye aims to be among the top 5 countries in seed production
August 2026… Kayhan Yıldırım, Chair of the Turkish Seed Growers Association (TÜRKTOB), stated that Türkiye, which exports seeds to 117 countries, aims to be among the top 5 in this field. ANTALYA… Yıldırım told an Anatolian Agency (AA) reporter that the “International Asian Seed Congress” (ASC 2026) will be held …
Read More »Qu Dongyu: Unlocking horticulture’s potential is key to transforming agrifood systems and delivering healthy diets for all
August 2026… Press release… QU Dongyu spoke at the International Horticultural Congress in Japan underscoring the need for investment, innovation and stronger policies to boost the sector… Kyoto, Japan/Rome – Agriculture must move beyond a primary focus on producing sufficient quantities of food and place greater emphasis on providing the …
Read More »“We are proactively managing the conditions affecting global commodity flows.”
August 2026… The cereals, pulses, oilseeds and processed products sector exported 6.9 billion dollars in the first 7 months of the year, while the average export unit price per kg surged by 6.5 percent to 1.1 dollars… Indicating that the sector, whose exports approached 7 billion dollars in the first …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
