Farming

The global pandemic has revealed once again the most basic needs of people. The main element of living, the agriculture industry rises in importance increasingly. Agriculture strikes as one of the leading sectors in the Turkish economy. Our country has substantial potential in agriculture. Turkey ranks 1st in Europe and 7th  in the world …

Press release… Akhisar (a prominent district of Manisa province) Commodity Exchange has been the exchange that increased its trading volume the most in the Aegean Region. It ranked second among all stock exchanges in Turkiye. According to TOBB’s (The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkiye) 2021 annual report, …

With the Russia-Ukraine war, food security has become an important agenda item in the world. Countries began to act protective and limit exports at the point of exporting the basic food products they produce. Especially the war between Russia and Ukraine, one of the world’s major grain exporters, made it …

Press release… Pointing out that the farmer will continue to produce and efforts should be made to boost exports by decreasing imports, the Chairpersons of Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) called for agriculture to be supported with comprehensive policies. Bedri Girit Informing that Turkiye is among the top 10 countries in …

Press release… Pointing out that the farmer will continue to produce and efforts should be made to increase exports by decreasing imports, the Chairpersons of Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) called for agriculture to be supported with comprehensive policies. Making evaluations about the World Farmers’ Day, the Chairpersons of the Board …

Talks are underway to find ways to help farmers pay their bills for the electricity they use for irrigation purposes to prevent a possible disruption to agricultural production. Besides the electricity bills of farmers, authorities are working to address the issues such as subsiding agricultural inputs and rising prices. The talks on …

FAO Director-General participates in high-level international conference in Azerbaijan – Vision for the future: transition to digital agriculture Digital agriculture has great potential to foster the transformation of agrifood systems and  promote rural development, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), emphasized at …

Turkiye’s producer price index for agricultural products (Agriculture-PPI) increased by 17.76% in April from the month before, according to official data Tuesday. Year-over-year, the index surged 118.53%, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) said. On the sectoral basis, a 0.12% increase was seen in fish and other fishery products compared to …

Agricultural commodity prices increase amid Russia-Ukraine war, unfavorable weather conditions… The selling pressure in the commodity market continued for weeks, amid geopolitical risk and Fed’s “hawkish” policies. Wheat Although the commodity market was dominated by geopolitical risks and rallies in March, the fact that the world’s leading central banks, especially …

Minister Kirişci: 1.7 billion flowers are produced in Turkey Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci, said, “1.7 billion flowers are produced in Turkiye. Our export in return for this production has increased to 121 million dollars by 2021.” Minister Kirişci continued as follows: “Our export in return …