Farming

Ignored threat to food security! Stating that biofuel production is one of the most important threats to global food security after food waste, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muharrem Hilmi Özev said that it should be taken into consideration that the limitation of arable land used for biofuel production to food production …

Press release… Cereals exports reached 5.0 billion dollars in the first 5 months… The total exports of the cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector, which includes basic food products such as biscuits, wheat flour, vegetable oils, sugary and cocoa products and pasta, soared by 7.3 percent to 5.0 billion dollars …

Produced in Türkiye and sold to the world! The price of rose oil per litre approached 425 thousand liras! In Mediterranean province of Isparta, which meets 65 percent of the world rose oil production, the price of rose oil has exceeded 12 thousand euros per litre. Although the yield remained …

Press release… During the 9-month (1 September 2022-31 May 2024) period of the 2023/2024 hazelnut export season, which started on 1 September 2023, hazelnut exports from Türkiye reached 241 thousand 341 tonnes and a foreign currency inflow of 1 billion 825 million 278 thousand 120 dollars has been provided. Mehmet …

Press release… Turkish olive oil sector asks for lifting ban on bulk and barrel exports; 50 thousand tonnes quota issued! Turkish olive oil sector The Turkish olive oil sector asked for the lifting of the ban on bulk and barreled exports and the Ministry of Trade issued a quota of …

Press release… Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is allocating 300 million dollars to 66 U.S. organizations, under the new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP), to build demand for American food and farm exports in high-potential markets around the globe. Secretary Vilsack launched RAPP …

Press release… Izmir and Samsun provinces decided to join forces in fresh fruit and vegetable and fruit and vegetable products sectors… Izmir, one of the leading cities in Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable and fruit and vegetable products exports, will share and coach its experiences in the production and export …

Immediately after China authorised the production of the first genetically modified wheat variety, a major trial of genetically modified wheat has been launched in Australia… Australian seed breeding firm Integrain has launched a trial to grow genetically modified seeds in a greenhouse environment. Earlier this year, the Perth-based company, majority …

Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, stated that Türkiye ranked 11th in the world and 5th in Europe in terms of installed renewable energy capacity. Alparslan Bayraktar According to the written statement made by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, China ranks first in the ranking of …

Press release… The share of the Far East market in the exports of fresh fruit and vegetable and fruit and vegetable products sectors, which bring more than 6 billion dollars in foreign currency to Türkiye annually, is increasing above average. Türkiye ramped up its exports of fruit and vegetable products …