Agricultural Economy

Florida orange, Roquefort cheese, New Zealand lamb or Gaziantep baklavası, Ezine cheese, Malatya apricot… These all are geographical indications… Recently, geographical indications have been on Turkey’s agenda more than it has ever been. The speech of the President of the Republic of Turkey at the Turkish Patent Awards Ceremonies of …

Growing in the plains of Manisa province and named after the Ottoman sultans, Sultani raisins’ export figures exceeded 500 million dollars in 2018/19 export season… As one of Turkey’s traditional export products, 246 thousand tons of seedless grapes were exported to 99 countries between the dates of September 1, 2018 …

Overcoming hurdles and launching its first cherry exports to China last month, Turkey’s cherry sales to the Far East country have totalled 3.3 million dollars and the Western Mediterranean region of the country accounted for 1.9 million dollars of the total cherry exports. Western Mediterranean Exporters’ Association (BAİB) Chairman Hakkı …

One of the leading countries in Europe and the world in agricultural production, Turkey is the top producer and exporter of hazelnuts, cherries, figs and apricots, according to a statement released by the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry. “Turkey is the world leader in the production and export of hazelnuts, cherries, …

Guadalupe Valdez, FAO’s Zero Hunger Ambassador for Latin America and the Caribbean, said: “We have to consider this as a global fight so that in no corner of the planet a single child goes hungry.” guadalupe valdez ile ilgili görsel sonucu Waldez stated: “To achieve progress in the fight against …

“The commercial crisis has created opportunities in the US market” Istanbul Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association Board Member Ilker Tolga Mengi said: “The US is the world’s largest apple juice concentrate market, 35-40 percent of the world-produced apple juice concentrate is consumed in this country.” Stating that Turkey has …

You might be familiar with the fact that in the U.S., an estimated 40 percent of food goes uneaten. That’s an alarming statistic on its own. This amount of wasted food correlates with waste in other areas: Around 21 percent of all water used in the U.S. and 18 percent …

Turkey is known as a top producer and exporter of apricots, both fresh and dried, and Malatya province in eastern Anatolia is dubbed the apricot capital, accounting for 90 percent of the country’s apricot exports. It is one of the fruits Turkey is best known for in the world. Apricots …

“We export fruit juices all over the world” Aroma Deputy Chairman Mahmut Atom Duruk said: “Fruit juice and concentrate exports reached 300 million dollars on an annual basis. That means Turkish fruit juice is sent all over the world.” Expressing that particularly foreign companies weigh down on exports of juice …

There has been a decline of 6.9 per cent in the area of crops sown this summer, according to the latest data published by the Union Ministry of Agriculture on July 19, 2019. According to the data, rice has been sown on 14 million hectares (ha), down from 15.1 million …