Agricultural Economy

Water Efficiency Mobilisation continues with the principle of ‘zero loss in water’. A National Water Board was established within the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for Türkiye’s water resources, which are expected to decrease by 20-30 per cent by 2100. The Board will take important decisions to prevent water waste. …

Adana ranked first in watermelon production in Türkiye in 2023… Adana Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry announced that Adana province met 17.6 percent of the country’s total watermelon production with 554 thousand tonnes of crop production in 2023 and as a result, it ranked first in Türkiye in production. …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı said that in the 2023-2024 campaign period, 9 million 60 thousand tonnes of beet was processed and 1 million 161 thousand 100 tonnes of sugar was produced. “As by-products, 418 thousand 800 tonnes of molasses and 2 million 905 thousand 709 tonnes of …

BEE’O Propolis General Manager Dr. Aslı Elif Tanuğur Samancı said that Türkiye acts as a bridge between Asia and Europe continents due to its geopolitical location and ranks third in the world in terms of beekeeping activities. Dr. Aslı Elif Tanuğur Samancı “Therefore, the value of Anatolian propolis and Anatolian …

Professor Dr. Yusuf Demir, Head of Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Structures and Irrigation Department, said that in almost three quarters of Türkiye, snowfall was either insufficient or not at all. Dr. Yusuf Demir “This has created a situation that seriously worries us both in terms of …

Ferhat Şen, Head of TARİŞ Raisins Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Union, stated that the Union will focus on investments to increase capacity in the new period and that they will start the 5 lira per kilogram difference payment they promised for the producer in June. Board of Directors Şen, who made …

DENIZLI – Denizli Exporters’ Association (DENIB) Chairperson Hüseyin Memişoğlu said that 48 percent of Türkiye’s total chickpea exports of 27.9 million dollars were made from Denizli (Türkiye’s Aegean province). Hüseyin Memişoğlu Stating that Denizli region is at the top in chickpea exports with a 48 percent share in the country, …

ISTANBUL… After a record 3.66 million tonnes in flour exports in 2023, this year Türkiye aims to top four million tonnes, said the head of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) on Thursday. Eren Günhan Ulusoy Eren Günhan Ulusoy, Head of IAOM, states Turkish flour producers export products to …

World Water Day is an annual United Nations Observance – held on 22 March – focused on inspiring action to tackle the global water crisis.  World Water Day is led by UN-Water and the 2024 Task Force is co-coordinated the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United …

Press release… The sector provides a favourable ground for new investments… Hayrettin Uçak, Head of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Exporters’ Assocation, said that Türkiye’s fruit pattern is an advantage for new investments in the fruit juice sector. Hayrettin Uçak Stating that in addition to the country’s existing fruit …