Farming

Press release… Innovation and digitalization key for agriculture development in Europe and Central Asia… FAO, ITU and others stress the need for innovative agricultural policies and actions… 4 November 2020, Tashkent/Budapest/Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, the Secretary-General of the …

Press release… Dried fruit businesses will focus on lean techniques in production Exporter companies have taken action in order to improve their competencies through lean production techniques and reach 2023 targets in dried fruit sector which is among the healthy products list of the World Health Organization (WHO). With the …

Sultana raisins leader in dried fruit exports… While Turkey exported 1 billion 418 million dollars of dried fruits in 2019 raisins took the first place with 523 million dollars. Dried apricot exports were 253 million dollars, while dried fig exports were recorded as 236 million dollars. Turkey earned 131 million …

Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (AYMSİB) Chairman Nejdat Sin said that Turkey’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports in spite of coronavirus continue to grow. Stating that this year in January-September period, 835 million 539 thousand dollars from fresh fruit exports, 469 million 166 thousand dollars from fresh vegetables, …

Press release… About five million visitors are expected… EXPO 2026 İzmir will revitalize international trade… As a result of the intense efforts of Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Tunç Soyer, the application of Izmir to host the world’s most important International Horticulture EXPO in 2026 was approved. The EXPO area to be …

Many issues that have become a habit in the world depending on traditional methods have started to change very rapidly thanks to the limitless possibilities created by technology. This change has manifested itself in product and service marketing as in every field. As a matter of fact, while there is …

EU continues to be top market for Turkey’s hazelnuts, receiving 76% of total exports… Turkey’s hazelnut exports reached 58,622 tonnes in the first two months of the export season, down from 99,460 tons in the same period last year, a regional trade association announced Monday.  The Black Sea Hazelnut and …

Year-end export target for fresh fruit and vegetables is 3 billion dollars… Professor Dr. Senih Yazgan, Vice President of Uludağ Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (UYMSİB), said that this year, the 2.5 billion dollar band in fresh fruit and vegetable exports could easily be exceeded and approached 3 billion …

Harvesting continues for sesame in Manavgat district of Antalya province, which are planted in the soil in May and carefully irrigated and cared for. 4.5 tonnes sesame expected this year… Manavgat Chamber of Agriculture President Rasim Metin said that Manavgat sesame had an important place in history and it was …

Due to the drought and extreme temperatures in Muğla, pine honey production has decreased by 70 percent. When the Balsıra (honeydew) beetle, which produces secretion in pine honey production, died because of the burning temperatures, there was a decrease in pine honey production. Beekeepers have hard times in Muğla province …