Farming

Senior United Nations officials plan to meet members of a high-level Russian delegation in Geneva on Friday to discuss the Ukraine grain deal, a U.N. spokesperson said. “They will continue ongoing consultations in support of the efforts by the Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the full implementation of the two agreements …

Türkiye’s agrifood exports proved to be buoyant despite growing risks of recession in the global economy and ongoing geopolitical developments, led by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Both countries are known as being important markets for the Turkish agricultural industry. Türkiye has been pursuing efforts to diversify markets in an effort …

Press release… Aegean fresh fruit and vegetable exporters focused on the Asian market! Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association (EYMSİB) participated in the Asia Fruit Logistica Fair held in Bangkok, Thailand on 2-4 November 2022 with an info stand. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairman Hayrettin Uçak, …

Press release… In the last two months of the 2022/2023 hazelnut export season, which started on September 1, 2022, 56,763 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye corresponding to 314 million 953 thousand 824 dollars. In annual exports, 239,934 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported in the 10-month period covering January-October, …

Sixty-five percent of Türkiye’s land is at risk of desertification, according to the “Solution Report for the Desertification Problem in Our Country” prepared by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP). The Central Anatolian province of Konya, the eastern province of Iğdır and Southeastern Anatolia region are at risk of desertification, the …

In the first half of 2022, tropical fruit exports were $7.9 million, said Hayrettin Uçak, the head of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB). He added that the country’s exports leaped 225 percent between 2018 and 2021. “In 2020, Türkiye exported tropical fruits to around 60 countries, …

Türkiye has started growing seven tropical fruits brought from the United States, officials have said, adding that the adaptation process of some four other fruits is ongoing. Tropical fruit cultivation, which started with materials brought from abroad for hobby gardens in the early 2000s in Türkiye, has started to increase with …

Türkiye’s olive production has hit an all-time-high of 2.94 million tons, according to Mustafa Tan, head of the National Olive and Olive Oil Council (UZZK). “We have met the targets which we set 15 years ago. The number of total olive trees have reached 196 million which produced 2.9 million tonnes of olive,” …

In a bid to expand agricultural activities and boost economy, Türkiye rolled out a road map for urban agriculture, which will subsidy activities nearer to the cities… Turkish government prepared a three-year action plan for urban agriculture, getting the conventionally rural activity closer to the cities. The plan includes support …

Minister of Agriculture Kirişci: “Türkiye should produce what it needs!” Stating that Türkiye should focus on the products it needs in production, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirişci said, “We produce crops that require a lot of water, such as corn, where water is limited. It is necessary to …