Agricultural Economy

Press release… 23 May 2022, Eskişehir – In support of the national “Save Your Food” campaign against food loss and waste in Turkey, FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey, with the support of the Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality, are jointly organizing the exhibition “Grown for a Bin” by …

The global pandemic has revealed once again the most basic needs of people. The main element of living, the agriculture industry rises in importance increasingly. Agriculture strikes as one of the leading sectors in the Turkish economy. Our country has substantial potential in agriculture. Turkey ranks 1st in Europe and 7th  in the world …

Press release… Akhisar (a prominent district of Manisa province) Commodity Exchange has been the exchange that increased its trading volume the most in the Aegean Region. It ranked second among all stock exchanges in Turkiye. According to TOBB’s (The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkiye) 2021 annual report, …

With the Russia-Ukraine war, food security has become an important agenda item in the world. Countries began to act protective and limit exports at the point of exporting the basic food products they produce. Especially the war between Russia and Ukraine, one of the world’s major grain exporters, made it …

Press release… Pointing out that the farmer will continue to produce and efforts should be made to boost exports by decreasing imports, the Chairpersons of Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) called for agriculture to be supported with comprehensive policies. Bedri Girit Informing that Turkiye is among the top 10 countries in …

Press release… Pointing out that the farmer will continue to produce and efforts should be made to increase exports by decreasing imports, the Chairpersons of Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) called for agriculture to be supported with comprehensive policies. Making evaluations about the World Farmers’ Day, the Chairpersons of the Board …

Talks are underway to find ways to help farmers pay their bills for the electricity they use for irrigation purposes to prevent a possible disruption to agricultural production. Besides the electricity bills of farmers, authorities are working to address the issues such as subsiding agricultural inputs and rising prices. The talks on …

Stating that registered products are sold at an average price of 2.1 times higher than unregistered ones in the European Union, İzmir Commodity Exchange Chairwoman Işınsu Kestelli said, “Turkiye exported 25 billion dollars of agricultural products in 2021. However, if we can evaluate our potential in the field of geographical …

FAO Director-General participates in high-level international conference in Azerbaijan – Vision for the future: transition to digital agriculture Digital agriculture has great potential to foster the transformation of agrifood systems and  promote rural development, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), emphasized at …

Countries move to ban or limit exports of food products, including wheat, oil, sugar… ISTANBUL Countries around the world have been taking protectionist measures as fears of a global food inflation crisis rise. This has propelled food prices to record levels, with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Food …