Farming

Press release… The olive and olive oil sector will join forces in the URGE Project… The new UR-GE Project in the Turkish olive sector will be called ‘OlivetoLive’… The Turkish olive oil sector, which has seen exports come to a standstill due to misguided decisions over the past three years, …

Press release… December, 2025 FAO Director-General opens FAO Council in Rome with a call to action… Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today urged FAO Members to focus on four key transformational pathways to tackle the pressing challenges affecting global food security …

Press release… Tangerines, the leading export in the fresh fruit and vegetable sector, are going from strength to strength in 2025. After achieving 114 million dollars in exports in October, tangerine reached 239 million dollars in exports in November. Stating that they achieved a 61 percent spike in tangerine exports …

Türkiye has exported 12 million dollars worth of cut flowers to 35 countries ahead of New Year’s celebrations, marking a vibrant season for the ornamental plant industry. With the arrival of December, activity in the flower sector intensifies. Flowers harvested from greenhouses are packaged in processing facilities and shipped across the country as …

Türkiye will begin piloting a new digital system to monitor pesticide use from farm to table in January 2026, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said Saturday in a social media post, with the aim of curbing excessive chemical use and strengthening food safety, environmental protection and public health. İbrahim …

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) aims to increase the international visibility and added value of Türkiye’s products, as the country ranks second worldwide in geographical indication registrations. Muhammed Zeki Durak TÜRKPATENT data shows a total of 1,794 products in Türkiye have been registered with geographical indication certificates to …

Press release… On the occasion of World Coffee Day, the Turkish Agricultural Diplomacy Group (TTDG) brought together industry representatives at an event organised at the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM). Melisa Mutlu, Chairwoman of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM) Agriculture Committee and also TTDG Board of Directors, Kazım Taycı, Chair of …

Press release… FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPORTS REACHED 518.7 MILLION DOLLARS, DRIVEN BY THE TANGERINE SECTOR… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, announced that Türkiye achieved exports of 518.7 million dollars in November, representing a 44 percent increase compared …

Türkiye, which has received far below‑average rainfall this season, is stepping up efforts to develop new production systems and crop varieties to combat the growing threat of drought. Authorities are preparing drought‑tolerant crop suitability maps for a wide range of products — from barley and potatoes to figs and cherries — …

Press release… According to data shared by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM); the cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector, which includes basic food items such as chocolate and cocoa products, sunflower oil, biscuits and wafers, confectionery, pasta and wheat flour, achieved total exports of 11.2 billion dollars in the first …