Farming

Turkish people like eating potatoes… Annual consumption per person is 48 kilograms… According to a written statement from the Ministry, annually producing 4.5 million tonnes of potatoes are made in Turkey and consumed 48 kilograms of potatoes per person. Along with the studies carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture …

“Lavender oil prices at international level varies between 70 and 120 euros.” Director of Thrace Agricultural Research Institute (TTAE) Dr. Adnan Tülek said that lavender oil is an important raw material of cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry, Tülek also stating, “Lavender oil’s international price varies from 70 to 120 euros per …

*Zeytindostu Association gave olive oil awareness training * Zeytindostu Association told about quality olive oil * The role of cooks in food matching is important Zeytindostu (Olive friends) Association, one of the leading NGOs in the olive oil sector, continues its trainings aimed at raising awareness on olive oil. In …

Corn harvest in Adana where it’s produced about 18 per cent of 6 million tons total production in Turkey, is approaching… However according to Cahit İncefikir, Chairman of Seyhan Chamber of Agriculture, due to high input costs of farmers who have partly turned to sunflower, corn production decreased. Meanwhile in …

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced that sugar beet production this year is expected to increase by 11.4 percent over 21 million tons in Turkey… According to a statement from the Ministry, sugar factories continue to work rapidly throughout the country, beet production is also increasing gradually. Beet production in …

Turkey Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli “Canola has a considerable added value.” “So I think it is useful to support the production of canola as a drought-resistant product,” he said. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli, Silivri Municipality Yaşar Kemal Exhibition Hall at the event, headmen and chamber …

A frightening news comes from Giresun, one of the important agricultural products in foreign exports. Giresun Chamber of Agriculture Chairman Nurittin Karan said, “We consider that the yield for hazelnuts will be reduced by 50 per cent in the gardens of some farmers who don’t carry out agricultural struggle against …

Kırşehir Ahi Evran University (KAEÜ) Faculty of Agriculture Deputy Dean and Agricultural Research and Application Centre Farm Director Dr. Ramazan Ayrancı said that Kırşehir is one of the important production centers of dry farming in the Central Anatolia Region, 350 thousand decares of wheat is planted in the city… Expressing …

Hurşit Nallı: Our sapling export has increased 40 times in the last 8 years! Hurşit Nallı, President of the Sapling Producers Sub-Union (FÜAB), stated that Turkey has been exporting seedlings to the European countries where the seedlings were imported until 10 years ago. “While our supling exports in 2010 were …

Record expectations for cotton production… National Cotton Council Chairman Bertan Balçık, on his press release, “This season cotton will go down in history, I hope this year will have a record in Turkey on condition that good weather conditions in the production. Our biggest goal is to exceed 1 million …