Farming

Turkiye is not facing a shortage of sugar, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has said in a statement, as prices contracted on March 25. The country had a total of 400,000 tons of sugar at the end of last year’s production season, and a total of 2.5 million tons of sugar was …

Turkiye to receive $472M support from $1.01B EU fund for agricultural, rural development… BRUSSELS… Turkiye will benefit the most from the EU’s €927 million ($1.01 billion) fund for pre-accession countries in agricultural and rural development, the European Commission announced on Wednesday.  The commission adopted assistance programs to support candidate countries …

Even before the Russian army crossed into Ukraine, food prices had been on the rise for the past year. But the world has seen large jumps in the cost of food over the the last two months… Globally, food is 20 per cent more expensive now than it was a year ago, …

World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 every year to highlight the importance of fresh water. The tradition has continued since 1993. According to the United Nations website, more than 2.2 billion people live without the access to safe water. This year the day is highlighting the global water …

Annual price hikes in agricultural inputs exceeded 50 percent in January! While the agricultural input price index (Agriculture-GFE) increased by 10.12 percent in January 2022 compared to the previous month, the annual rate of increase was 57.26 percent. The annual rate of increase in fertilizers was 153.34%. Fertilizer Turkish Statistical …

Press release… ‘TRANSIT TRADING PROHIBITION RISKING TURKEY’S FOOD SECURITY HAS BEEN RELEASED’ ‘TRANSIT TRADE PROHIBITION WAS REMOVED, OPENING THE INDUSTRY’ Hüseyin Arslan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), stated that Turkey is an international corridor in food trade and …

Restrictions on exports due to the war between Russia and Ukraine hit the prices of grain and sunflower products, as well as sugar. The fact that sugar fell into the black market has begun to prevent the manufacturer from producing. The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has prevented both …

Press release… Yağcı: We are the world leader in Aegean oregano and laurel Cahit Doğan Yağcı, Chairperson of the Aegean Furniture Paper and Forest Products Exporters’ Association, said that although there are serious problems in logistics in the world, however Turkiye evaluates this position very well. Cahit Doğan Yağcı Yağcı …

Fishermen in the southern province of Adana export some 120 tons of blue crabs, known for their flavour and high protein content, across the globe annually, with a sale price of 10 euros a kilo. Blue crabs, normally native in the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, …

Food is part of nature, and nature is inherently regenerative – it can renew itself. For billions of years, organisms in living systems have grown, thrived, and died, becoming food for a new cycle to begin. We can redesign our food system to reflect this natural cycle more closely and …