Agricultural Economy

Press release… Coronavirus demonstrated the importance of agriculture… The first guest of the online press conferences organized by the Economic Correspondents’ Association (EMD) Izmir Branch via the Zoom application was Jak Eskinazi, Head of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB). While 25 economic reporters attended the meeting, the agenda and sectors …

Press release… 21 April 2020, Brussels/Rome/New York – Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of their annual Global Report on Food Crises. The report by the Global Network Against Food Crises, along with …

Press release… 21 April 2020, Brussels/Rome/New York – Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of their annual Global Report on Food Crises. The report by the Global Network Against Food Crises, along with …

At an international meeting where I attended three years ago in Brussels, the speech of Ellen MacArthur, a British social entrepreneur on the topic of ‘Circular economy’, which had great repercussions in the world, left a deep impression on me. Last year during the World Congress of International Federation of …

Though steady on a monthly basis, global food prices in September remained above their level in the same month last year, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday. While sugar prices fell sharply, the decline was almost entirely offset by higher prices in vegetable oils and meats, …

Agricultural tools produced by 10 companies in Agricultural Machinery Specialized Industrial Site (TARMİSS) situated the Malazgirt district of Muş province are exported to 5 countries. 10 companies producing agricultural tools in the enterprises established within TARMİSS sell their products to Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Syria and Iraq as well as domestically. …

Turkey‘s hazelnut exports jumped 75 percent in the first month of the season — September — vice president of the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association said. “Around 46,000 tons of hazelnut is exported in a month,” Dursun Oğuz Gürsoy told Anadolu Agency, adding: “If we continue with this pace, we can …

The direct benefits of harnessing cutting edge technology for agriculture are clear: more efficient production of more food to reduce hunger and reliance on imports while also boosting rural incomes… Despite the rise of industrial and intensive farming, it is the world’s 800 million smallholder farmers who continue to shoulder …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli said that in parallel with Turkey’s 2023 objectives, primarily modern irrigation projects where economically irrigated areas of 8.5 million hectares and simultaneously land consolidation projects will be implemented. According to a written statement from the ministry, it is emphasized that land consolidation …

Director of Agriculture and Forestry Afyonkarahisar Province İbrahim Acar said that a fall of yield though it was not too much realized in cherry harvest this year compared to past years. Stating that approximately 40 thousand tons of cherry production obtained this year, Acar said, “Afyonkarahisar cherry is mostly exported …