Agricultural Economy

Press release… Pınar Water and Drink celebrated the World Environment Day on June 5 with its “Carbon-Neutral” certificate… Pınar Water and Drink is the first beverage company that produces Turkey’s “carbon-neutral” products… Pınar Water and Drink has succeeded in being the first company in Turkey as producing carbon-neutral certified product, …

Press release… The World Food Safety Day, which was determined as 7 June by the decision of the United Nations Organization on 24 December 2018, is celebrated for the second time this year in the framework of the cooperation of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Food …

While the rose harvest continues in Isparta province, there is uncertainty about the price of rose oil used in the cosmetic and perfumery industry in the world due to the coronavirus epidemic. Rose flower harvest continues uninterruptedly in Isparta, known as rose garden of Turkey. Roses, picked in the early …

Exports of fresh fruits, vegetables and products from the Aegean region climb to 1 billion dollars. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association increased its exports to 343 million dollars with 11 percent in the January-May period of 2020. Despite Covid-19, fresh fruit and vegetable exports climbed from 59 million …

Press release… Traps hung to tackle olive fly which damages fruits… Fruit yields will be increased by natural methods… Uludağ Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (UYMSİB) Vice President Dr. Senih Yazgan said that the Covid-19 virus, which affects the world, once again reveals that food and agriculture are indispensable …

04 June 2020, Rome – Global commodity food prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in May, as supplies appear strong and demand weakens due to economic contractions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported today. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks international prices of …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli said that agriculture is not a sort of investment for enthusiasm. Pointing out that the virus epidemic, which has become a global problem, makes the importance of nature, rural areas and countryside at least twice as much as before, Minister of Agriculture …

Turkey’s hazelnut exports surged 45 percent year-on-year from September 2019 to this May, said a regional trade group on Tuesday. Turkey, the world’s biggest hazelnut supplier, yielded 1.96 billion dollars revenue from the hazelnut exports, according to the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association data. So far this season, …

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Tuesday announced that it is providing a €60 million loan (nearly $67 million) to Anadolu Etap, the leading fruit producer in the country.  “Half of the loan has been syndicated to the Dutch development bank FMO under the EBRD’s structure,” according …

It has been proposed that millions of farmers will receive support if they switch to the Agricultural Production Registration System (TÜKAS), developed in 2014 instead of ÇKS (Farmers Registration System), which caused victimization because it does not cover all farmers and agricultural areas that are cultivated and harvested across the …