Farming

Bread has been among the most basic foods of mankind for thousands of years… Dr. Murat Baş Mentioning that bread is a member of the grain group, that is, foods such as bulghur, pasta, rice and bread are in the same group, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University Faculty of Health …

Stating that the edible insect trade in the world constitutes a market of 55 million dollars, Assoc. Dr. Davut Şirin said that edible insects could be an alternative to meet the food needs of the increasing population. Dr. Şirin said, “Today, it is not surprising that this dietary habit, which …

Erkunt Tractor Domestic Sales Manager Yiğit Kosova stated that they had two good years as an industry both last year and in 2020. Expressing that agricultural products found value with the increase in food need after the epidemic and that the farmer evaluated all of his crop in the market, …

While wool, hair and mohair production increased in Turkiye last year, honey and silkworm cocoon production decreased, data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed yesterday. Compared to the previous year, wool production amount increased by 7.7 percent to 85,916 tons, hair production amount increased by 4.7 percent to 6,700 tons …

On January 27, 2022, the Turkish government published a new regulation delegating specific authorityfor the decision to implement export bans on a list of agricultural commodities during 2022 to theMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry (MinAF). Although MinAF has not yet instituted any export bansfor these 20 products, this authorization allows …

Region experiencing driest conditions since 1981, World Food Programme says… NAIROBI, Kenya… A severe drought that has hit the Horn of Africa region killed thousands of livestock and left millions of people facing severe hunger, the World Food Programme (WFP) said in a report Tuesday. The report released by WFP’s …

The fact that the farmer interest was intense in the tractor market, which contracted 2 years ago after the fluctuation in the foreign currency, and had a good period last season, pleased the manufacturers. TürkTraktör Commercial Deputy General Manager Ahmet Canbeyli stated that they had an active period with new …

While world coffee reserves plunged to the lowest level in more than two decades and deliveries fall amid high shipping costs, dwindling amounts held in reserves will keep coffee prices near record levels. As Bloomberg reported, stockpiles of high-end arabica beans, a favorite of artisan coffee shops and chains like …

Nestle will start paying cocoa farmers cash if they send their children to school rather than out to tend crops as part of a push to purchase all of its cocoa through a fully traceable, directly sourced supply chain by 2025. Chocolate makers are coming under mounting pressure from investors, …