Farming

Rainfall in the Konya plain decreased by 55 percent compared to last year! In the driest season of the last 53 years, Konya Plain expects rainfall for harvest! While Türkiye recorded the second hottest and driest month of the last 53 years as January of 2023, the precipitation in Konya …

The agricultural reserve – previously the crisis reserve – was triggered last year for the first time ever to support EU farmers after the invasion of Ukraine – and could be used again this year, according to the European Commission. In place since 2013, this tool accounts for close to …

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) will be holding the Turkish National Participation Organization for the 25th time on March 7-10, 2023 of the Foodex Fair in Japan, which meets the majority of its food needs through imports and realizes annual food imports of 65 billion dollars. At Foodex Japan …

Press release… The target of Turkey’s food export to Japan is 500 million dollars. Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) will be holding the Turkish National Participation Organization for the 25th time on March 7-10, 2023 of the Foodex Fair in Japan, which meets the majority of its food needs through imports …

Press release… The ban on the export of fresh tomatoes has been lifted… The export ban on fresh tomato exports on 3 March 2023 was lifted after 3 days upon a justified objection from the sector. The tomato and tomato-derived products sector, the export champion of the fresh fruit, vegetable …

The global food system’s greenhouse gas emissions will add nearly 1 degree Celsius to Earth’s surface temperatures by 2100 on current trends, obliterating Paris Agreement climate goals, scientists have warned. A major overhaul of the sector, from production to distribution to consumption, could reduce those emissions by more than half even as global population …

Decisions in recent days to restrict water use in major cities show that the threat of drought is becoming more widespread. With water losses in cities reaching 60 percent and the drought set to become a more prominent topic of conversation after May, experts say the focus should be on what needs …

Press release… The ban on tomato exports will harm both exports and producers! If the ban on tomato export is not lifted, the consumer cannot eat tomatoes for 100 liras next year! The decision of tomato export ban makes Türkiye a tomato importer! Aiming to export 1 billion dollars worth …

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry Friday has implemented a restriction on tomato exports until April 14, 2023. The decision was made to ensure food supply security and price stability, as tomato prices have surged and the recent earthquakes that hit the country’s southeast and affected 11 provinces have further exacerbated …

Press release… Expressing that the European Union laid the foundations for a greener and more livable world against the climate crisis with the European Green Agreement, which was brought to the agenda of the world in 2019, Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) Organic Products and Sustainability Coordinator and Aegean Dried Fruits …