Agricultural Economy

Republican People’s Party Tekirdağ Deputy İlhami Özcan Aygün said that there is still no news from the 2020 Agricultural Support and Steering Committee. “Even 2019 Agricultural Support Payments still not completed,” Aygün said. “Still No Decision For Sugar Factories” Stating that the answer to the parliamentary question reflects the unplanned …

Turkey’s agricultural exports were on the rise during the January-April period, despite the coronavirus outbreak that disrupted global supply chains and economic activities, while the industry and mining-dependent sectors have recorded a decline in exports during the same period, official data revealed. The agriculture-based sector exports have increased by 2.9% …

Press release… Harvest time in silkworm project of Ödemiş…Women producers experienced the excitement of harvest… This time, the excitement of the harvest was experienced in Gölcük, within the framework of the “Revitalization of Silkworm Farming with Women Farmers’ Project”, which was carried out jointly with the İzmir Provincial Directorate of …

Press release… Route of virtual trade delegation is United Arab Emirates… Attack of virtual trade delegation in food… The situation of the United Arab Emirates after the epidemic, measures taken during the pandemic process, developments in the foreign trade of the two countries, opportunities for the upcoming period and export …

Akdeniz University Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops Lecturer Dr. Taner Akar said that when fertilization and irrigation of wheat is done with the right method and timing, the quality and yield will increase. According to the statement made by Antalya Commodity Exchange (ATB), Pre-Harvest Cereal Sector Analysis Meeting …

Turkey’s milk and dairy products exports to China will resume, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said Thursday, adding that 54 Turkish companies will be able to export to China. In a statement on Twitter she announced that the obstacles to export milk and dairy products have been lifted as the result …

Tea producers in Turkey have begun making their way to the country’s northeastern Rize province to collect this year’s harvest since they have been exempt from far-reaching lockdown measures against the novel coronavirus. In a bid to curb the spread of the outbreak, Turkish authorities had introduced a travel-ban across …

ÇAYKUR purchases white tea at 575 liras of 1 kg… ÇAYKUR Deputy General Manager Yusuf Ziya Alim said that they will purchase the kilogram of white tea at 575 liras. ÇAYKUR Deputy General Manager Yusuf Ziya Alim stated that they will purchase white tea with the opening of the first …

Press release… 18 May 2020, Rome – The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is seeking $350 million to scale up hunger-fighting and livelihoods-boosting activities in food crisis contexts where COVID-19’s impact could be devastating.  Although the pandemic’s full-scale and long-term impact on food security is yet to be revealed, evidence …

Press release… 2020 YEAR TEA SEASON BEGINS… Covid-19 epidemic, which affects the whole world and our country, will directly have a bearing on fresh tea harvesting and dry tea production, like all areas of our country’s agriculture and food industry. The fresh tea season is delayed this year due to …