Farming

In Anamur (a district of Mersin province), which alone meets 30 percent of Turkey’s banana production, drought bells began to ring. As farmers set out looking for ways to save their crops, there are concerns that the yield loss will reach serious proportions. AN AVERAGE OF 200 THOUSAND TONNES OF …

Press release… Series of crop festivals aim to inspire local governments and NGOs to “rescue” fresh, nutritious produce from farms that would be otherwise wasted and ensure its redistribution. 27 September 2021, Ankara – Globally, around 14 percent of food produced is lost between harvest and retail, while an estimated 17 percent of total …

Press release… As one of the pioneers of Asset-Backed Securities Issuance (VDMK) in Turkey, PASHA Bank continues to support the agricultural sector. Having provided a total of 170 million TL support for the agricultural season since 2020, PASHA Bank has issued an additional 50 million TL of VDMK, thus providing …

Ramazan Özcan, Chairperson of Malatya Commodity Exchange, stated that both the fruit and the kernel of apricots are exported. Explaining that the apricot kernel creates its own market, Özcan said; Ramazan Özcan “Apricot kernels are one of the most important competitors of American almonds. Therefore, we closely monitor and control …

Press release… Bedri Girit, Chairperson of the Aegean Fishery and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, said that as the fishery and animal products sector, they offer three meals a day to humanity in healthy foods that meet the body’s protein needs and emphasized that they have turned this situation into an …

The latest research from government and non-government water use studies has confirmed that over 25 years cotton growers have almost halved the water needed to grow one bale of cotton. Research from the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI), supported by the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), revealed water …

“Şebinkarahisar Black Mulberry” specific to our Şebinkarahisar District, whose work was started in 2019 within the framework of Giresun Province Rural Income Resources Diversification Project (GIRKAP) carried out by the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry and financed by DOKAP (Eastern Black Sea Project), was published in the Official Bulletin …

Press release… In dried tomatoes, one of the most important flavours of the Mediterranean cuisine, Turkey is rushing to export 100 million dollars. Turkey, which is among the top five producers across the world in dried tomato exports, increased its dried tomato export from 48 million dollars to 62 million …