Farming

Press release… The first good news for exporters in 2026 came from the Ministry of Trade. The Ministry of Trade increased the number of target countries from 55 to 60 in 2026. Target countries for 2025; Germany, the United States, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates, the United …

Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, conveys the message for 2026: “We will take our export structure to a more efficient point with new projects that we will add to this accumulated experience.” Mehmet Ali Işık Hayrettin Uçak In his New Year’s …

Türkiye experienced a significant drop in both total rainfall and the number of rainy days during the 2025 water year, according to data released by the General Directorate of Meteorology under the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change. Data compiled by Anadolu Agency (AA) shows that nationwide precipitation between …

Press release… 2025 will likely be remembered worldwide as the year of Trump. Trump, with his new leadership style, left a deep mark on the world in every area, from politics to economics. While the US strengthened its economy through tariff pressure, Asian countries, especially China, India and Indonesia, continued …

As 2025 became one of the hottest years on record globally, the effects of the climate crisis were felt sharply in Türkiye as well. A national temperature record was broken in Silopi district of Şırnak province; the majority of the country experienced “extreme drought,” and rainfall dropped to its lowest …

In Konya, smart irrigation applications in agriculture will be tested as part of the ‘Climate Change Resilient Smart Irrigation Center Project,’ implemented with the support of the European Union to ensure efficient water use in the face of climate change. The project aims to benefit 10,000 farmers. The smart irrigation …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Tat Food (Tat Gıda) Board of Directors, stated that contract production, digitalisation and farmer-focused support are the keys to sustainable transformation. Emphasising the ‘transition from rhetoric to action’ in his statement, Veysel Memiş drew attention to two key areas, highlighting the integration of …

Press release… Türkiye, a world leader in the production and export of seedless raisins, dried apricots and dried figs, which dominate the dried fruit sector, achieved exports worth 1.7 billion dollars in 2025 despite production losses caused by the climate crisis. Turkish Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters Association, which …

Dwindling water resources and lack of rain have triggered hundreds of sinkholes across Türkiye’s central agricultural region, triggering alarms among both farmers and environmental experts, who see the ground’s collapse as a direct consequence of climate change. Gaping sinkholes pockmark farmland ‍producing maize, wheat and sugar beet in Karapınar in …

Could this climate-resistant alternative take its place? December, 24, 2025… As cocoa production plunges, scientists have turned to a climate-resilient plant to save the chocolate industry… Chocolate is facing a “climate barometer” as extreme weather conditions threaten the future of global cocoa crops. The majority of cocoa (around 60 per cent) …