Farming

Professor Dr. Yunus Kılıç, Chair of the 27th Term Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Commission of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM), regarding the decision to lease agricultural lands that are not cultivated for 2 consecutive years, said, “Our total amount of arable agricultural land in the country is …

Professor Dr. Şerafettin Aşık, Lecturer of Ege University (EÜ) Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation, announced that a huge saving is achieved with the use of artificial intelligence methods in agricultural irrigation and reported that in their project study, 80 percent savings were achieved in irrigation with …

The “strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture” has entered its final stages.   The 29 food sector representatives invited to the roundtable, set up by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to “tackle polarisation” in the sector, will discuss a draft version of the dialogue’s conclusions next week.  Ursula von der Leyen Previous meetings …

The ‘Regulation on the Leasing of Uncultivated Agricultural Land for Agricultural Purposes’ prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette. Accordingly, agricultural lands owned by real and legal persons and not cultivated for two consecutive years will be leased by …

Mutlu Doğru, Head of Adana Farmers’ Association, draws attention to the dissatisfaction of farmers engaged in agricultural production all over Türkiye due to problems such as increasing costs, low market prices and shrinking demand and stated that some measures should be taken for the continuation of agricultural production. These suggestions …

Press release… The 7-month exports of the region in the field of cereals, pulses, oil seeds and products, which is the most exporting sector of Southeastern Anatolia, was 1.9 billion dollars. During this period, total cereal exports from the region exceeded 2.5 million tonnes. Companies in the region exported 586 …

Brazilian Agriculture often undergoes great advances. The Brazilian system of support for science and innovation as well as the willingness of Brazilian farmers to test and accept new technologies are pillars of these advances.  In recent years, regenerative agriculture has been one of these leaps, respecting soil conservation practices and …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Assocaition, stated that they entered the 2023/24 season with an export target of 300 million dollars in dried figs, the fruit of paradise. Mehmet Ali Işık Pointing out that dried fig exports reached 277 million dollars, …

Press release… PASHA Bank continues to add strength to the real sector with Asset Backed Securities (VDMK) issuances. PASHA Bank, on behalf of Tarfin Agriculture, issued TL 90 million with an average maturity of 114 days with an annual simple yield of 53.06 percent and a Turk Rating A1 rating. …

Aronia, which has been cultivated by farmers in the Kürtün district of Gümüşhane province in the past years and called ‘super fruit’ because it is a source of healing, gave fruit earlier than expected. Yunus Karakaş, Head of the the Kürtün Chamber of Agriculture, stated that the Aronia fruit, which …