Agricultural Economy

World Seed Congress 2025 and Asia Pacific Seed Congress 2026 to enhance Türkiye’s seed industry… ANTALYA… Türkiye is on its way to becoming a global brand in the seed industry as it prepares to host the World Seed Congress in 2025 and the Asia Pacific Seed Congress in 2026. Yıldıray …

The tea harvest season in Türkiye’s eastern Black Sea region has extended into December, an unprecedented occurrence attributed to rising temperatures caused by climate change. Fresh tea, typically collected three times a year, is now being harvested for a fourth time in the provinces of Rize, Trabzon, Artvin and Giresun. Over 1 million producer families cultivate …

Agricultural Production Evaluation from Aydın Commodity Exchange: 2024 Year Reviewed Aegean’s province of Aydın’s Commodity Exchange Chairman Fevzi Çondur evaluated the agricultural production process in 2024 and made statements about the problems and solutions in the sector. Çondur stated that the agricultural drought and high temperatures experienced this year, especially …

Türk Telekom launched the 5G Smart Agriculture Project in the province of Çorum, enabling digital transformation and modernization in the agricultural sector. As part of the project, in collaboration with ZTE, advanced technologies such as drones and smart agricultural machinery were integrated into the pilot 5G network established in the region, …

Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı on Friday outlined a plan to eliminate Türkiye’s reliance on meat imports, emphasizing the country’s commitment to ensure self-sufficiency in livestock production. In a briefing with media representatives, Yumaklı expressed confidence that by the end of a three-year planning period, Türkiye would no longer …

During the ongoing calendar year, cotton production in China increased by 9.7 percent year-on-year to 6.164 million tonnes, according to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Cotton production particularly increased in Xinjiang, the main cotton growing region in China. Both the area under cotton cultivation and …

Kadooğlu Yağ (Oil), one of the biggest representatives of the vegetable oil sector in international markets, was awarded by Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat at the Stars of Export Award Ceremony organised by the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters’ Associations (GAİB) within the scope of Türkiye’s most exporting companies. Kadooğlu Yağ (Oil), …

Türkiye’s leading agricultural region Antalya has become an important pomegranate production centre, accounting for 21 percent of the country’s total pomegranate production. The province, which produced 135 thousand tonnes of pomegranate last year, expects an increase in yield this year and exports pomegranate to 49 countries. Pomegranate, which is grown …

The turkeys, which are carefully raised in special farms in Türkiye’s Northwestern province of Bolu, are being prepared to be slaughtered in total 150 thousand pieces and delivered to consumers. It is stated that the demand for turkey meat is increasing day by day with its high nutritional value and …

Rize Commodity Exchange President Mehmet Erdoğan announced that the 2024 fresh tea yield has been determined as 1 million 438 thousand tonnes. It was stated that 45.47 percent of this figure was processed by the private sector. Erdoğan emphasised that the fresh tea yield has soared in the past four …