Medicinary and Aromatic Plants

The production of lily (Iris florentina), which is shown among the high-yielding medicinal aromatic plants, has been started in Edirne province of Turkey. Adnan Tülek It is stated that there is no market problem in Turkey and that the lily used in the cosmetics industry earns at least 30 times …

When wildfires broke out in Adana’s Kozan district last summer, Ali Gök did not abandon the saffron he had planted, not even for a day – and now the flowers have blossomed. The season’s first harvest has begun, and Gök, along with other residents of the neighborhood, is working day and …

Press release… Cahit Doğan Yağcı, Chairperson of the Aegean Furniture Paper and Forest Products Exporters’ Association, said, “When we examine the overall export performance of the three sectors we represent, our exports, which were approximately 4.5 billion in the first 9 months of 2020, rose to 5.8 billion dollars in …

Sahlep production work is carried out in cooperation with the Muğla Agriculture and Forestry Provincial Directorate and the Aegean Agricultural Research Institute within the scope of the “Project for the Dissemination and Development of the Production of Medicinary, Aromatic and Dye Plants” conducted by the General Directorate of Plant Production …

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry stated that anise, which is used in various sectors, especially in medicine, cosmetics and aromatherapy, can provide more than 2 times return to its investor. Anise, one of the leading plants in Turkey in the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants, is grown in …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli stated that the “Fenugreek Feasibility Report and Investor Guide” has been prepared by the General Directorate of Plant Production. Pakdemirli said, “Considering the production and export potential of fenugreek, it is possible for Turkey to have a global advantage in the market of …

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 …