Farming

Press release… The cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector in Southeastern Anatolia maintained its leading position with a 29.6 percent share of the region’s total exports, which approached 10 billion dollars in 10 months. Between January and October, the Southeastern region’s sectoral exports reached 2.9 billion dollars, an increase of …

Press release… The China International Import Expo (CIIE), the world’s largest import fair and one of China’s most prestigious exhibitions, once again served as a platform for significant business connections in 2025. The Turkish National Participation organisation, led by the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), took place from 5 to 10 …

The Chairman of the Ornamental Plants and Products Exporters Association, İsmail Yılmaz, stated that they had exported 137 million dollars worth of goods in the first ten months of the year. Antalya… Türkiye, whose flora includes more than 3,500 endemic plant species, exports significant quantities of cut flowers, indoor and …

Aloha HFU ʻOhana, We are pleased to share that during this year’s 2025 15th Annual Convention, our membership elected Christian Zuckerman as the new Vice President of Hawaiʻi Farmers Union (HFU). Christian has been a committed leader within HFU for many years. He brings extensive experience in regenerative farming, food-systems development, and farmer …

Teoman Küçükmustafa, General Manager of the Tea Research and Application Centre (ÇAYMER), stated that they started producing 20 kilograms of flower tea in 2022 and increased production to 50 kilograms this year. Rize… Küçükmustafa told an Anatolian Agency (AA) correspondent that they began producing tea from the flowers of the …

South Africa’s citrus sector has delivered a record export season in 2025, packing 203.4 million 15kg cartons for international markets. This represents a 22 percent increase from 2024 and exceeds the industry’s April estimate of 171.2 million cartons… The growth is attributed to a combination of favourable weather, young trees …

Press release… TÜRKİYE EARNED MORE FOREIGN CURRENCY WITH LESS PRODUCT IN FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPORTS… IRAQ WAS THE DRIVING MARKET FOR TURKISH FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPORTS… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, announced that Türkiye’s fresh fruit …

Gene editing (Crispr, Talen, etc.) techniques have been heavily utilized for developing new plant genotypes and registering new varieties. This method, also defined as New Breeding Techniques (NBT) or New Genomic Techniques (NGT), is particularly successful at shortening the plant breeding period. Gene editing is essentially an artificial mutation. Initially …

Press release… Report also analyzes olive oil market, fertilizer trends and the global food import bill… 13/11/2025 Rome – Current conditions point to broad-based increases in global food commodity production, alongside strong consumption growth and a recovery in inventories, although weather variability and a clouded trade outlook could pose risks, according …