Farming

Press release… The Capital of Olive, Akhisar, left its mark on WorldFood! Akhisar, the district of Türkiye’s western province of Manisa, was once again the favourite of the 28th International Food Products and Technologies Fair-WorldFood. Visitors, who showed great interest in the stand opened in cooperation with Akhisar Commodity Exchange …

Lavender fields across Türkiye draw visitors while lavender oil proves profitable for suppliers of the cosmetics industry in the country… Fields of lavender have been thriving across Türkiye in recent years thanks to incentives by the government. Supported by a lavender cultivation project launched by the Directorate General of Forestry (OGM), the …

Drone technology has great benefits for many industries around the world. Drone adoption is the need of the hour for the agriculture industry. Some drone servicing companies like Fly Guys are already teaming up with farming giants to help them increase their yields. There has been significant growth in the …

Mehmet Cirav, Chairman of the Hazelnut and Products Sector Committee of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), said that the new season harvest has started well and wished the new export season to be a productive one. Cirav stated that the stagnation and recession environment in European countries and …

It’s been an extremely hot couple weeks since we last spoke. Europe has had devastating fires, and more than 2,000 people have died there of heat-related illness. China and India sizzled in extreme heat, and the consequences for countries in the Global South were devastating. In Seville, Spain, the deadly …

Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chairman of the Board of Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly, stated that the export figures, which reached 7.2 billion dollars in the first eight months of the year, will reach 13 billion dollars in their year-end targets. Tiryakioğlu said, “Our export expectations …

India has decided to curb rice exports in a move that is expected to lift world prices of the staple and trigger a rally in rival wheat and corn markets, deepening concerns over food inflation. Rice prices in key exporters India, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar are set to rise, traders …

The government has moved to scrutinize export of tinned tomato and tomato paste in a bid to prevent a possible price hike in the domestic market amid rising demand from Europe for Turkish agricultural products. The Trade Ministry added those products to the list of goods whose export require permission from authorities. …

Press release… Great interest in Poyraz at WorldFood Istanbul 2022… Award-winning Poyraz Olive Oil, one of Türkiye’s most important olive oil brands, attracted great attention at the 28th International Food Products and Technologies Fair-WorldFood. Poyraz Olive Oil, which exhibited its products at the fair held between 1-4 September, received full …

Technology can also help improve crop produce by at least 10 percent… Maltese researchers are studying the use of land and aerial drones to potentially reduce the use of fertiliser and pesticide by 15 per cent and achieve a better crop yield, Times of Malta has learnt.Using drones in agriculture can save …