Agricultural Economy

Konya, the breadbasket of Turkey, is going through tough times with reduced precipitation levels. The ensuing drought has dealt a blow to water levels in dam reservoirs, lakes and ponds and has affected agriculture and animal husbandry in this central province of the country. Global climate change is the main culprit in the …

Press release… Cereals, pulses, oil seeds sector exceeded 8 billion dollars in exports… Cereals, pulses, oil seeds sector accounts for 41 percent of food exports… In the last 12 months, exports of the cereals, pulses and oil seeds sector, which experienced the highest increase in Turkey’s food exports during the …

Triticale, an alternative to wheat in Sivas (a Central Anatolian province of Turkey) made its producer happy despite the drought. Despite the drought across the country and the agricultural frost in Sivas in May, around 3 thousand tonnes of crops are expected in triticale. Ulaş Agricultural Enterprise In Sivas, where …

Press release… Jalapeños from Gördes and Bayındır. Cucumber from Burdur, Akhisar, Afyon Sandıklı regions… Fersan, which produces 22 million litres of vinegar per year and has planting areas in 5 different regions, has started the harvest period in Cucumber and Jalapeño production with 3 million tonnes of seeds. In Fersan’s …

Ottoman sultan Abdülmecid I went out of his way to help the Irish people during the Great Famine of 1845-1852. They returned the favor in the Crimean War. Sultan Abdülmecid 1 The Great Famine in the mid-19th century was one of the most devastating events in Irish history. Between 1845 …

Animal wealth increases with incentives and returns to agricultural production… In Erzurum (an Eastern Anatolian province of Turkey) where agriculture and animal husbandry is widespread with its fertile pastures, the number of livestock has increased with the support given to breeders and farmers in recent years. Osman Akar In the …

The COVID pandemic has shown the fragility of our global food supply chains, with many supermarkets and restaurants in almost every country having experienced food shortages. Millions of people in the UK alone have experienced severe food insecurity during COVID-19, according to a recent report by the country’s Foods Standards Agency. …

Producers of industrial plant hops, which are produced only in Pazaryeri district of Bilecik (a northwestern province) in Turkey, started their harvest time. Serdar Sert It is aimed to earn 15 to 20 million liras this year from hops, which is cultivated on an area of ​​approximately 2 thousand 950 …

As the harvest season begins in Adıyaman, (a southeastern province of Turkey) the ‘land of almonds’ where Turkey’s largest almond orchards are located, producers are happy with the yield in the drought and flooding region. The almond orchards, which were established with the support of the state and increased over …