Agricultural Economy

Press release… Agricultural production must be reformed! The future of agriculture: Regional product basins contract farming should be introduced! Sami Karaoğlan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Akhisar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ATSO), emphasised that the only solution to the recent increase in food prices and the products …

Press release… Azra Galvaniz, which has the largest production power in the Aegean Region in its sector in its facilities with an annual hot-dip galvanising capacity of 100 thousand tonnes in İzmir’s Aliağa district, has implemented the Agrivoltaic Solar Energy System project known as Agriculture SPP. Recep Özekinci With the …

Press release… Pointing out that 160 billion dollars worth of agricultural products were imported during the AKP (Justice and development Party) period, CHP (Republican People’s Party) Edirne Deputy Ediz Ün, in his written statement, said, “In the seven months of this year alone, 6.7 billion dollars, i.e. 214 billion liras, …

August 30, 2024 First came wildfires that scorched sugar cane fields. Now, the worst drought in more than four decades is threatening coffee and soybean crops in Brazil. Extreme drought in the Amazon From May through August, some key agriculture areas faced the driest weather since 1981, according to natural …

Sinop Central Fisheries Cooperative Union Chairperson Namık Ünlü stated that this year, they will start bonito fishing on the day they call September 1. “It looks very, very good bonito fishing. The current indications in the sea seem to be 50 times more bonito than last year,” he said. Namık …

In traditional chocolate production, after the grains of the cocoa plant are removed, the rest is utilised as waste. However, research at the Zurich Federal Institute of Technology has discovered that this waste part is also incredibly useful. The beans taken to produce cocoa are prepared as cocoa and then …

Agriculture was a hot topic in the run-up to the European Parliament election, with parties making promises of better pay for farmers, a tougher stance on trade and less red tape on subsidies.   Notably, the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) crowned itself as the “farmers’ party,” and even European Commission President …

The crop production support model was renewed. Supports were announced for the first time before the planting of crops. The new model, which every producer in the Farmer Registration System (ÇKS) will benefit from, was explained in detail for the 2025-2027 period. In other words, the way has been paved …

Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci, Chairman of the TBMM Commission on Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs, stated that the decision of the ministry to lease agricultural lands that have not been cultivated for 2 consecutive years will boost production. Dr. Vahit Kirişci Dr. Vahit Kirişci, Chairman of the TBMM Commission on …

Press release… Exports to the USA increase with added value of the Turkish Tastes brand… The ‘Turkish Tastes-TURQUALITY Project on the Importance of Turkish Products in Healthy Nutrition’, supported by the Ministry of Trade with the participation of 6 food exporter associations under the roof of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations …