Agricultural Economy

15 JUN 2020 More than a third of the fish stocks around the world are being overfished and the problem is particularly acute in developing countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) stated. The FAO said in a biennial report that tackling the issue would require several measures …

Emphasizing the need to increase support in returning to rural areas so as to rise food production and agricultural lands, TESK (Craftsmen and Artisans’ Confederation of Turkey) President Bendevi Palandöken said, “The importance of food products, vegetables and fruits has been understood in the early stages of the pandemic process. …

Exports of citrus fruits from Turkey to Russia increased 47 percent from January to May, compared with the same period last year, reaching 118 million dollars (TL 812 million), according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). A total of 197,000 tons of citrus products, including orange, lemon, grapefruit …

The U.S. Commercial Service’s Global Advanced Manufacturing Team and Europe Team invite American exporters to join us for “virtual coffee chats” with our U.S. Embassy colleagues across Europe. These informal video discussions are through Microsoft Teams. Each session will cover the current status of the advanced manufacturing sector in the region and …

Turkey is an agricultural and animal production hub in the region and even for countries beyond, with its high production capacity and food security standards, according to university agriculturalist Orhan Özçatalbaş. The country has the largest agricultural revenue in Europe and is second on a global scale, the professor at Akdeniz …

Wolfgang Qi, Chairman of the Guangdong Food Importers’ Association, who made a presentation on account of a video conference with Aegean Exporters’ Association, about the latest situation in the Chinese market and the export potential in the country along with the Food2China Fair, which will be held in the format …

Durukan: “We can get more share from Singapore’s 13 billion dollars of food imports.” Singapore Trade Consultant Müge Dağlı Durukan, during a video conference with Aegean Exporters’ Association, said that Singapore, which is one of the important trade centres in the world, had exports of 390 billion dollars in 2019 …

General Manager of Turkey Sugar Factories Inc. (TÜRKŞEKER) Mücahit Alkan introduced the ‘contract farming’ model in Bursa to be implemented in grain production. Meeting with the executives of the cooperative, public and agriculture-related sectors at Sinan Pasha Complex in Yenişehir region, Alkan stated that they will be together with farmers …

A warning came to farmers to maintain the fertility of the soil. Erzincan Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry warned the farmers not to burn stubble and reminded that burning the stubble was 73,68 TL administrative fines per decare. Warning farmers not to burn stubble… The Governor’s Communiqué on the …

Press release… Chinese market with a population of 1.5 billion will be a lifeline for Turkish dairy producers… Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association Chairman Bedri Girit said, “With the announcement by People’s Republic of China Customs Administration, 54 Turkish firms enabled to export milk and dairy products to …