Agricultural Economy

When Wang Fei started his agricultural drone company five years ago, the distinctive whirr of the autonomous vehicles went practically unheard over the wide swathes of farmland in his home county of Anlu. A former sales manager for agricultural machines in the western hub of Chengdu, Wang said at the …

Hüseyin Aydın, General Manager of Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Türkiye (TTKK), announced that they will boost grain seed production by 100 percent in line with their 2025 targets. TTKK realised a record level of input sales this year and provided significant support to farmers in product purchases. Hüseyin Aydın, General …

Press release… Geothermal, which plays an important role in developed countries’ strategies to reduce external dependence on energy, also plays a critical role in decarbonisation and clean energy transition policies. While geothermal is the prominent emphasis in the evaluations of international organisations such as the International Energy Agency (IEA) and …

Explaining that they reached an export figure of 32 million dollars in 2024 as Marmarabirlik (Union of Olive Agricultural Sales Cooperatives) , Marmarabirlik Chairman Hidamet Asa said that they set the export target for 2025 as 37 million dollars. Asa stated that they aim to exceed the threshold of 40 …

Press release… International fairs, which prepare a great ground for export agreements in international trade, are preparing to bring exporters and importers together in 2025. Aegean exporters, who want to contribute 50 billion dollars to Türkiye’s annual exports in 2025, will go to 17 fairs with national participation organisation under …

The government has unveiled a new Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) Action Plan covering the period of 2024-2028 to support the region’s economic development through large scale investments. “The new GAP action plan aims to complete irrigation investments, expand productive and smart agricultural practices, achieve tourism-oriented growth and, most importantly, create an attractive investment environment …

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated the definition of ‘healthy food’ after 30 years. With the new regulation, foods with high nutritional value such as eggs and salmon were added to the healthy category, while some foods such as white bread were removed from the list. NEW LIST …

December, 2024 I spent years in the chocolate business, sometimes with a spatula in one hand and a chocolate mould in the other, sometimes with chocolate lessons from Dr Kleinert in Switzerland. Not to mention the search for unusual products in window observations during my travels abroad… Being a chocolatier, …

November, 2024… Sugar addiction among people is on the rise. Worldwide, sugar consumption has quadrupled in the last 60 years. It now accounts for 8 percent of all calories consumed. One might think of sugar as a food for humans. But added sugars are actually empty calories, lacking nutrients such …