Farming

The German government appears to have dropped a much-debated idea of cutting diesel subsidies for farmers for now, but the question of what climate-friendly alternatives there are for tractors and other agricultural machinery remains... After lengthy negotiations with liberal Finance Minister Christian Lindner over spending and savings in the agricultural …

Minister Kacır announced the good news: Milas Olive Oil is registered! Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır announced another geographical sign registered in the European Union (EU). Fatih Kacır “Milas Oil Olives” was published in the Official Journal of the European Union and became Türkiye’s 14th geographical indication …

Nestle Damak and TEMA Foundation (The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats) aim to ensure sustainable agriculture in Antep Pistachio with the ‘Let Our Pistachio Be Abundant’ project they launched in 2011. Within the scope of the project, 2 thousand farmers were …

Press release… Director-General addresses International Conference on Food Security in Uzbekistan… Samarkand, Uzbekistan – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, today renewed calls for the transformation of global agrifood systems at an International Conference on Food Security in Uzbekistan. 07 September 2023, Samarkand, …

Press release… USA is the leader in dried fig exports… In the 2022/23 season, the United States was at the top of dried fig exports from Türkiye with an amount of 39.7 million dollars. Dried figs to the USA were 31.9 million dollars in the same period in the 2021/22 …

The informal meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Cordoba focused on the use of new technologies to advance food security, combat climate change and achieve agricultural sector profitability. (The acting Spanish minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Luis Planas, welcomes the European Agriculture Commissioner, Janusz Wojciechowski. © Pool PEUE/Julio Muñoz) The …

Türkiye’s flour companies are ready to handle the Russian grain to be sent to African nations if the plan goes through, say representatives from the industry. Kazım Taycı Kazım Taycı, the president of the Istanbul Cereals Pulses Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (İHBİR) said that Turkish companies have enough capacity to …

Press release… While cotton prices abroad are at the level of 58-59 liras, the price of 45-46 liras in the country makes producers brooding. Unprecedented negativities threaten the sustainability of cotton production… As the 2023/24 harvest season approaches, cotton, which is called white gold, is experiencing difficult days. Despite the …

Intelligent farming is the use of advanced technologies and data-driven insights to improve the efficiency, quality, and profitability of agricultural production. From small-scale farmers to large-scale agribusinesses, intelligent farming can help them anticipate market trends, optimise processes, prevent risks, and adapt to changing conditions. By the year 2050, the global …

Press release… There is an excitement to start the new season in dried figs, the fruit of paradise. It was predicted that the 2023 yield of dried figs, in which Türkiye is the world leader in production and exports, will be at the level of 2022. Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairperson …