Agricultural Economy

We meet Dr Nomman Ahmed, Executive Director of Global Practice Advanced Analytics & sigma at Kynetec, and speak to him about his specialist subject: predictive intelligence. 1. Let’s start at the beginning. What is Predictive Intelligence in plain English? Intelligence is best described as the ability to accumulate knowledge, to …

Climate change is already affecting food safety, and animal and plant health, warns a briefing note from the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), a global multi-stakeholder partnership which is housed at the WTO and that seeks to facilitate safe and inclusive trade. Policies in these areas – known as sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) …

Press release… “Türkiye’s annual bulghur production is 1 million tonnes” Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), announced that they have started a promotional move in order to expand the consumption of bulghur, which has a special …

’12th Development Plan will improve animal husbandry, never leave the profession’ Nihat Köse, Head of Adana Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons, drew attention to the steps to be taken in the livestock sector in the 12th Development Plan published by the Presidential Strategy and Budget Directorate. “Very logical and scientific plans …

Against the price fluctuations in red meat, producers demand the improvement of competition conditions for small businesses. Commenting on red meat prices and the cattle breeding sector, Bülent Tunç, Chair of the Central Union of Turkish Red Meat Producers, stated that approximately 800 thousand live cattle were brought from abroad …

Olive oil statement from Minister Yumaklı: Do not take into account the speculations Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that olive oil production will be around 180 thousand tonnes this year and said, “Türkiye’s olive oil consumption is around 160 thousand to 180 thousand tonnes. In other words, …

Ahmet Güldal, General Manager of the Turkish Grain Board (TMO), said that the productivity in grains has enhanced with newly developed seeds and said, “In the 1990s, 250-300 kilograms per decare of wheat was said to be good yields, but now there is a production of 700-800 kilograms per decare …

Any Concrete Progress in Climate Change Meetings? Disappointment Again! The impact of global climate change, which has been increasing since the industrial revolution of our world, mostly due to the use of energy-based fossil fuels by human beings, has been felt more in the last 60 years. Since 1988, Rio …

Press release… Noting that in 2023, the members of the Aegean Grains, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association showed a more successful performance in the export of confectionery products and chocolate confectionery products, in his written statement, Chairman Muhammet Öztürk said, “Our exports of confectionery products and chocolate confectionery …

Press release… National Red Meat Council (UKON) Chairman Hacıince: ‘Imports should be based on planning’ Ahmet Hacıince, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Red Meat Council, said: “It is among the expectations of our sector that the import of fattening cattle should be based on a good …