In 2024, organic fresh produce experienced a remarkable year, with sales reaching 9.5 billion dollars–an increase of 5.7% from the previous year. Once again partnering with Category Partners, Organic Produce Network has compiled an annual report, State of Organic Produce 2024, showcasing the top-performing organic produce categories, plus key factors …
Read More »1st Congress of Agroecology of the Mediterranean (AEMED 2025) to take place in Sicily…
Press release… Join us on 1st Congress of Agroecology of the Mediterranean (AEMED 2025)… We are excited to announce the 1st Congress of Agroecology of the Mediterranean (AEMED 2025), The Congress will take place from 9th to 12th June 2025 in Agrigento, Sicily. This ground-breaking event is organized by the …
Read More »New EU organic rules put a mark on small producers of grains and oilseeds…
Organically produced food is gaining significant attention in Europe. While it has developed an interesting niche market, the European Union (EU) is implementing stricter regulations on organic agriculture. Since the 1st of January 2025, every organic farmer producing goods for the European market must adhere to these new regulations. These …
Read More »Almost 11 percent of agricultural land in the European Union is organically farmed…
In 2023, 19.5 million hectares of farmland in Europe were organically farmed, including 17.7 million hectares within the European Union (EU). Spain overtook France as the country with the largest area of organic farmland, reaching 3.0 million hectares. France followed with 2.8 million hectares, while Italy recorded 2.5 million hectares. …
Read More »Mehmet Ali Işık: Türkiye is also the world’s food warehouse in organic products
Press release… Turkish organic food sector representatives ‘showed up’ in Germany… The Turkish organic sector participated in the Nuremberg Biofach Organic Food Fair, the world’s largest marketplace in the organic sector, with 37 companies and exhibited the potential of the Turkish organic sector in order to get more share from …
Read More »EU organic area reaches 10.5% of agricultural land, but falls short of 2030 target…
The EU’s Farm to Fork strategy, the agri-food branch of the European Green Deal, aims for 25% of farmland to be organic by 2030… Land used for organic agricultural production accounted for 10.5% of the EU’s total farmland in 2022, according to data released by Eurostat on 19 June. The Eurostat report …
Read More »Germany wants to step up trade in organic products with Türkiye…
Press release… Germany is the most important trade partner of Türkiye and is one of the countries it exports the most as of 2023. In order to strengthen over 100 years of Turkish-German trade relations and to create new cooperation opportunities, the German-Turkish Economic Day on Food was organised in …
Read More »Dr. Uygun Aksoy: Organic agriculture requires the correct management of natural resources
Press release… The Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) supported the Association of Ecological Agriculture Organisation (ETO), one of the leading organisations of organic agriculture in the world and ensured that innovations in the field of organic agriculture were conveyed to stakeholders. Dr. Uygun Aksoy Professor Dr. Uygun Aksoy, Chairwoman of the …
Read More »The book of ‘Organic Agriculture’ supported by Aegean exporters…
Press release… The world’s food warehouse wrote the book of organic agriculture… EIB supported the ‘Organic Agriculture’ book updated by ETO… With their 35 years of experience, Aegean exporters contribute to the development of environmentally friendly sustainable agriculture in our country. Producing 1.6 million tonnes of organic products in 268 …
Read More »Türkiye sets a target of 5 billion dollars for food exports to the USA…
Press release… Turkish food exporters who want to grow in the US market are travelling to California… Turkish flavours will be showcased in California… The Turkish food sector has set a target of 5 billion dollars for the United States market, which has doubled in the last 5 years and …
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