Farming

Press release… The 18th Ayvalık (a district of Türkiye’s western province of Balıkesir) International Olive Harvest Festival, which started on Friday, 13 October with a march of gratitude to olives, was the centre of attention this year with the harvest that started in Cunda (Island), followed by olive oil pressing …

Press release… Satsuma mandarin’s export journey starts on 20 October… Target of 500 million dollars in tangerine exports… Satsuma mandarin export target is 250 million dollars… It is time to harvest and export satsuma tangerine, which earned Türkiye 207 million dollars in foreign currency in 2022. It was decided by …

Turkish mango grower Mustafa Ezici believes Türkiye may become an important player in the global market with its unique advantages. Some 46 million tonnes of mangoes are produced annually in the world. The harvest season for mango in Türkiye is between August and December, which coincides with the time when mangoes are least abundant …

With the rapidly increasing utilization in agriculture around the world, geothermal energy stands as a key driver for diversifying the products and spreading them to all regions regardless of their climate in Türkiye, which holds leadership in Europe in terms of geothermal resources. Geothermal energy, which has more than 1,500 natural outlets …

Press release… According to the data of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), the United States of America increased its dried fig imports from 35 million 324 thousand dollars in the 2021/22 season to 43 million 102 thousand dollars in the 2022/23 season with an increase of 22 percent and maintained …

Press release… Dairy cows performing better under ‘natural environment’ with Heatguard Evolution roofing… Many dairy herds around the world are kept indoors all year round in barns kitted out with the most comfortable cubicles, technology and beds available. However, the climatic conditions within these barns can vary a great deal, …

Press release… Türkiye’s exports of table olives totalled 184 million 510 thousand dollars… Table olive exports exceeded 100 thousand tonnes… The Turkish olive sector, which ranked first in the world with a yield of 735 thousand tonnes, achieved an export performance of 184 million 510 thousand dollars in table olives …

The agricultural sector in Türkiye utilizes pesticides to an alarming extent, reaching approximately 60,000 tons each year, reveals a report by a German non-governmental organization. Presented to the public at a meeting in Istanbul on Oct. 11, the report titled “Facts and Figures about Pesticides in Agriculture: The Pesticide Atlas” …

Natural and man-made disasters have caused 3.8 trillion dollars in crop and livestock losses over 30 years, the UN‘s Food and Agricultural Organization said on Oct. 13. Floods, droughts, insect infestations, storms, disease and war have caused about 123 billion dollars per year in lost food production between 1991 and 2021, the equivalent …

The theme for the International Day of Rural Women (15 October), “Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All”, highlights the essential role that rural women and girls play in the food systems of the world. From production of crops to processing, preparing and distributing foods, women’s labour – paid and …