Medicinary and Aromatic Plants

Press release… High-level diplomatic traffic with India in poppy seeds… Mustafa Terci, Chairperson of the Aegean Cereals, Pulses and Oilseeds Products Exporters’ Association, said that the poppy seed, which is one of the important export products of the Association, has entered into an intermittent process originating from the Indian Government. …

Press release… Fisheries and animal products, the leader of food exports… While agricultural products were represented with a share of 36 percent in the last year’s exports of Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB), Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association achieved the highest export among agricultural associations with an export of …

In Turkey, which holds approximately 70 percent of the world’s oregano (thyme) exports, 69 million dollars of oregano was exported in 2020. As for oregano, which contributes approximately 1 billion TL to the country’s economy, OGM (General Directorate of Forestry) will produce 420 thousand oregano saplings in 2021. Struggling for …

With an aim to attract more tourists to the southern province of Isparta’s Kuyucak village, which is famous for its lavender flowers, the Ministry of Turkish Agriculture and Forestry will plant over 1 million lavender seeds this year to turn it into a “valley of lavenders.” “We will plant 1.2 million new lavenders. We will …

Press release… Furniture, paper and forestry products exports reached 385 million dollars The exports of our Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forest Products Exporters’ Association in the period of January-June 2021 rose by 20 percent to 385 million dollars. Cahit Doğan Yağcı, Chairperson of the Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products …

Press release… Stating that the export of carob products to China in June increased by 1,572 percent and reached 1.7 million dollars, Onur Kılıçer, Chairperson of AKAMİB, said, “The value of cosmetic goods produced from these products reaches billions of dollars. As our country, which is the second largest carob …

Press release… The target in oregano export is to reach 150 million dollars. Turkey produces the world’s oregano. Turkey meets 80 percent of the world’s production of oregano, which is among the most demanded medicinal and aromatic products in the world and whose importance has been understood once again with …

Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality laid the foundation of the world’s number one and Turkey’s largest Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Production and Processing Facility. In the facility, which covers an area of ​​42 decares, essential oils will be obtained by water vapour method, agricultural products with high added value will be planted …

Press release… Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association Chairperson Cahit Doğan Yağcı said that İzmir, the leading agrifood western province of Turkey, plays for leadership in medicinal and aromatic plants. Yağcı also underlined that as of 2020, the unit price of EİB’s (Aegean Exporters’ Associations) non-wood forestry products …

Press release… Oregano, Laurel and Sage sector representatives came together… Dr. Tayfur Akın Organized in cooperation with İzmir Commodity Exchange and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Aegean Agricultural Research Institute (ETAE), “Oregano, Laurel and Sage Agriculture and Markets Evaluation Meeting” was held on Friday, June 24. It was held in …