Farming

Press release… An important panel on ‘City and Agriculture’ was organised by TARPOL, the leading think tank of the agriculture sector, at Ulucanlar Semi-Open Prison Culture and Art Centre hosted by Altındağ Municipality of Ankara on Saturday, 26 April 2025. İbrahim Yumaklı The opening speeches of the panel were delivered …

Marmarabirlik (Union of the Marmara Olives Agricultural Sales Cooperatives) Chairman Hidamet Asa announced at the Ordinary General Assembly Meeting for the 2023/2024 business year that they targeted a turnover of 7.5 billion in 2025 and that they foresee exports to boost to 35 million dollars. In addition, drawing attention to …

Speaking at the greenhouse cover delivery ceremony held in western Black Sea province of Kastamonu, İhsan Emiralioğlu, Deputy General Director of Plant Production of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, announced that the plant production asset, which was around 98 million tonnes in the early 2000s, reached 138 million tonnes …

Hasan Osman Sabır, Chair of the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association, explained that Türkiye’s share in world hazelnut production has decreased in recent years. Although there has been a surge in exports, the country’s share in total hazelnut production has fallen to 60-65 percent. It was also stated …

It’s time for hot circular solutions! We’re counting down the days until the World Circular Economy Forum 2025, taking place from 13–16 May 2025. Hosted in São Paulo, Brazil, for the first time, the world’s leading circular economy event is coming to Latin America! The most important event on the …

Press release… TONNAGE DECREASED IN THE EXPORT OF FRESH FRUIT, VEGETABLES EXPORTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, announced that Türkiye exported 971.2 million dollars worth of fresh fruit and vegetables between …

Press release… Saudis showed great interest in Turkish food products. Organised by the Aegean Exporters’ Association (EIB), 18 companies from Türkiye participated in the ‘Saudi Arabia Food Trade Delegation’, while 44 importer companies from Saudi Arabia participated in bilateral business meetings to import Turkish food products. Describing Türkiye as the …

Istanbul, 22 April, 2025 Türkiye’s senior officials spotlight agricultural diplomacy, urging ethical action against AI and efforts to counter disinformation threats to food security The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has approached Türkiye with a proposal to establish the country as a “strategic stockpile centre” for regional and global …

As youth engagement in agriculture continues to decline across Türkiye, the Youth and Sports Ministry has officially launched an agricultural entrepreneurship programme for young people to reverse the trend and train a new generation in the sector. Enes Efendioğlu The programme, inaugurated at the Agriculture and Youth Camp in the Central Anatolian city of …

Diyarbakır, April, 2025… Located in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Hevsel Gardens have been the site of uninterrupted agriculture for 8,000 years. The wild herbs growing naturally there are transformed into a culinary feast in the rich Diyarbakır cuisine. Fed by the Tigris River and …