Farming

British farmers descended into London on Tuesday as they commenced protests against controversial government plans to change inheritance tax rules for land ownership, which they claim threatens to break up the sector and hit food production. Farming businesses previously qualified for 100% relief on inheritance tax on agricultural and business …

While the negative impacts of climate change on water resources and basins are becoming an increasing problem in Türkiye, new measures are being taken in this area. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change have prepared a comprehensive plan to ensure sustainable …

Press release… Aydın Memecik Olive, which was applied by Aydın Commodity Exchange, was announced in the Official Journal of the European Union Aydın Commodity Exchange Chairman of the Board of Directors Fevzi Çondur, who stated that Aydın Commodity Exchange has achieved successful results in the works carried out for the …

Press release… The region’s 10-month export revenue in the field of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products, the most exporting sector of Southeastern Anatolia, was 2.8 billion dollars. In the region, where approximately 1 million tonnes less basic food was exported compared to the same period of the previous year, the …

Press release… Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chairman of Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector Board, stated that the Black Sea countries have become the centre of world grain production and Türkiye is one of the few countries that direct the grain trade with its geopolitically important position. …

Press release… Olive oil, referred to as golden liquid, was exported like gold in the 2023/24 season. Emre Uygun, Head of Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association (EZZİB), announced that the average export price of olive oil was 4.64 dollars in the 2022/23 season, while in the 2023/24 season, …

Growing in controlled conditions in a glasshouse at Norwich’s John Innes Centre are several varieties of wild grasses, otherwise known as Aegilops tauschii. These wispy, waist-high plants may seem unlike our modern wheat crop, but recent major international study discovered they contain the same genome.  Rose McNelly Scientists believe this would …

The planting period for wheat and barley has been delayed due to insufficient rainfall and many farmers have been unable to plant grains due to drought, Şemsi Bayraktar, president of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), has said. Şemsi Bayraktar The impacts from climate change through changes in precipitation, natural disasters, higher …

Food and Agriculture Organization forecasts 22.9% hike in cocoa, coffee, tea import expenditures, contributing to overall increase… The global food import bill is estimated to increase 2.2% year-on-year to over $2 trillion in 2024, according to the Food Outlook report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday. …

Press release… Stating that the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association (EKMMİB) maintained its leadership in dried apricot exports with a share of 49 million dollars, Mehmet Ali Işık, Head of EKMMİB, said, “The biggest demand for Turkish apricots comes from the USA, Germany and France.” “While the United …