Field Crops

Amik Plain of Hatay province, one of the most important centres of agricultural production, has the first harvest of cotton planted in more than 300 thousand hectares area. AK Party Hatay Deputy Hüseyin Yayman, Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Ergün Çolakoğlu and farmers participated in the harvest carried out …

Today, there is no area left where we do not feel the impact of transition to sustainable production models. Another part of the issue is that change is due to necessity. It is now clear to everyone that the global economy cannot survive with the increasingly uncontrolled consumption model in …

Akdeniz University Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops Lecturer Professor Dr. Taner Akar, said that agriculture has become a sector based on knowledge and technology. Dr. Akar said, “We must use knowledge and technology to improve the yield and quality of wheat.” In cooperation with Antalya Commodity Exchange (ATB) …

The Turkish cotton crop for marketing year (MY) 2020/21 is now estimated at 350,000 hectares and 615,000 metric tonnes (MT) (2.825 million bales). Low yields, unattractive cotton prices, inflated costs, uncertainty created by COVID-19 and better returns from alternative crops in addition to not enough subsidies from Goverment of Turkey …

Press release… Ömer Celal Umur, Chairman of Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ Association, made a written assesment for the first half of 2020. Ömer Celal Umur said that tobacco, as one of Turkey’s traditional export products and produced in different regions across the country, is also an agricultural product which maintains a …

Red beet, which has begun to be harvested in Ereğli district of Konya, is exported to 25 countries as a natural food colour. Red beets are also known to strengthen the immune system. Red beet, which draws attention with its many benefits from the immune system to the digestive system, …

Stating that there is approximately 4 thousand tons of tobacco production in Selendi District of Manisa province, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said the draft law on tobacco in the Parliament. Pakdemirli said, “We have a law pending in the Parliament on tobacco. There are so many foreign …

Producers, who turned to tomato farming in Torbalı Plain, started to harvest with the machine. The tomato harvesting machine, which has been used in the district in recent years and preferred by many producers, has attracted great attention. Producers of Torbalı (a district of İzmir province) region said their work …

Press release… Ankara – July, 29 2020 – Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar said that stubble burning in agricultural fields is an outdated practice that damages to farmers essentially. Bayraktar said, “Burning the stubble means burning the efficiency of the soil. Our farmers should think about …

Exports of onions and potatoes were tied to the foreground in order to avoid supply deficits in the country, foreign demand not to affect domestic market prices, to maintain stock status and to avoid fluctuating consumer prices. “Product Tables”, which were created by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for …