Farming

Press release… Regional project delivers targeted training and equipment to rural women, transforming lives The FAO-Türkiye Partnership Programme project aims to empower rural women as drivers of innovation and economic growth. 4 December 2024, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan – A high-level delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye visited Tajikistan …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı introduced the projects that will meet the need for red meat across the country during the examinations in TİGEM Ceylanpınar enterprise, situated in the Türkiye’s Southeastern province of Şanlıurfa.. The Minister emphasised the efforts to develop ovine and bovine breeding. Minister of Agriculture …

Press release… Food codex is meticulously applied in figs… Everyone can consume our dried figs with peace of mind… Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association held a press conference at the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) on Tuesday, 3 December 2024. Fatma Behit Informing that Türkiye meets 60 percent of …

Important emphasis on agriculture sector by the World Bank Country Director for Türkiye! Humberto Lopez, World Bank Country Director for Türkiye, drew attention to the importance of the country’s agricultural sector and stated that 15 percent of the labour force is in this sector and that it provides an annual …

The potential of drones to transform agriculture in Kazakhstan was a key topic at a government meeting on November 26. Officials discussed the environmental and economic advantages of adopting agro-drones over traditional spraying equipment. International examples demonstrate that agro-drones can significantly reduce water usage, lower CO2 emissions, and access hard-to-reach …

Over the past decades, the world has seen incredible achievements in fighting hunger and poverty. In 1945, more than 55 per cent of the global population lived in extreme poverty. By 2018, only 10 per cent did. Similarly, the proportion of undernourished people in developing countries has plummeted, from one in …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that the sufficiency rate in red meat is 95 percent and that they have started a fattening calf production mobilisation in order to meet the remaining 5 percent with domestic facilities, and called on the private sector to establish breeding meat enterprises. …

The prices of Arabica coffee extended this week’s rally to reach the highest level since 1977 in trading Wednesday on concerns of limited supplies amid global output woes, caused primarily by drought in major producer, Brazil, coupled with geopolitical factors. A pound of Arabica beans listed in New York hit …

Türkiye has removed an 8 percent customs tax on imports of oil sunflower seeds within its earlier set quota, according to a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette on Wednesday. The country had in August set a quota tariff of 8 percent customs tax for 1 million tonnes of …

Press release… Ayvalık Mayor Mesut Ergin celebrated ‘World Olive Tree Day’ for all those who earn their bread from this sector in Ayvalık (Türkiye’s western province of Balıkesir’s district) and across the country. Mayor Mesut Ergin reminded that every year, 26 November is accepted as ‘World Olive Tree Day’ by …