Agricultural Economy

Press release… Şemsi Bayraktar, Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers President, in his written statement, said that drought is one of the important agenda items in the world. Bayraktar said, “When the pandemic process is taken into consideration, the importance of food increases more. According to the FAO Food Price Index; …

Producers of Manisa province who meet 90 percent of Turkey’s exports of raisins, made 245 thousand tonnes of foreign sales to 99 countries and provided 504 million US dollars of foreign exchange in return. Manisa Commodity Exchange Chairman Sadık Özkasap said that the figure reached despite the coronavirus pandemic was …

Over 4,000 tons of tea exported to 100 countries in 11-month period, say data… Turkey earned over $15.4 million when it exported over 4,000 tonnes of tea to 100 countries in the first 11 months of 2020, according to Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) data. Turkey’s tea export revenue …

Press release… Brand new vegan products from Pınar Meat: Pınar Falafel & Pınar Veggie Bites Pınar aims to become an expert with plant-based protein products after its animal protein products. Extending its market with its tasty products to countries around the world since 1985 in İzmir province of Turkey, Pınar …

Press release… The first virtual food exhibition organised by the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) with the supports of the Ministry of Commerce and Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM) between the dates of November 23 to 27, brought together all stakeholders in the food sector. The Fource virtual food fair, where 53 …

‘We must put an end to all kinds of waste,’ says Turkish scientist… Referring to increasing trends of extreme weather events, especially high temperatures, Turkish scientists warned the world may find itself at a point of no return if humanity does not learn necessary lessons. Speaking to Anadolu Agency on …

Press release… December 9, 2020; Baku Azerbaijan has taken part officially in the project titled as “Capacity building for Management of Sustainable Fisheries and Seafood Products in Central Asia, Azerbaijan and Turkey (FISHCap), one of the projects implemented within the framework of FAO – Turkey Food and Agriculture Partnership Programme …

Russia has announced a ban on imports of tomatoes from Azerbaijan beginning Thursday, in a damaging move for a key export that analysts tied to fallout from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor on Tuesday announced the embargo beginning Dec. 10 to protect against harmful substances detected in several recent …

Climate Change Performance Index 2021: Still no country good enough;  EU stands at a crossroads New ranking of 58 countries with the highest emissions published today:– None of the countries surveyed are on a path compatible with the Paris Agreement goals– Emissions are decreasing in more than half of the …

The companies that are members of Southeastern Anatolia Exporters’ Associations (GAIB) exported 221 million 236 thousand dollars of dried fruits and products to 94 countries in 11 months of this year. Mehmet Çıkmaz, the Chairman of GAİB Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, drew attention to the fact that the …