Farming

Tomatoes produced in thermal greenhouses in Çaldıran district of Van province are sent to Antalya by lorries. Mehmet Emin Bilmez, the Governor of Van and the Deputy Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality, who visited the greenhouses, said that it is very important to send tomatoes from Van to Antalya and …

Kilis 7 Aralık (December) University signed a project protocol titled “Creating a Capacity Enhancing Model in Organic Olive Oil Production” for the production of “Boutique olive oil”. The project, which is also supported by the Governorship of Kilis, was signed by Rector of 7 Aralık University Professor Dr. Mustafa Doğan …

Harvesting of maize, which was cultivated in February in Kozan district of Adana province, started. Harvesting of maize, one of the most important products of agriculture, has begun in the fertile lands of the Çukurova region. It is expected that 125 thousand tons of maize will be collected from an …

In Mersin, one of Turkey’s leading fresh fruit and vegetable production centres, dragon fruit catches 10 to 15 liras per unit just after being harvested. In addition to bananas and strawberries, many tropical fruits such as kiwi, avocado and mango are grown in the province and interest in dragon fruit …

Alanya (a district of Antalya province) Avocado Producers’ Association Chairman Hilmi Sevilgen said that they aimed to produce 70 million units avocado across Turkey in 2020. Hilmi Sevilgen said, “We will achieve the desired yield in avocados while the weather conditions might be as we wish.” Pointing out that they …

In the Alanya district of Antalya, producers have started the harvest of a high income fruit named passiflora (passion fruit). Passiflora, whose homeland is South America, has reached commercial value by adapting to the climate in Alanya district. Producers started to sell the first harvest of passiflora to chain markets …

Düzce Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Necdet Çiçek called on the producers to collect the hazelnuts, which are called “green gold”, from the ground, not from the branch, for quality increase. Çiçek stated that the harvest should be done after the hazelnut completes its ripening phase and that the …

Apricot planted areas as of years in Turkey is not seen much change despite experiencing a surge in production and yield quantities. Late spring frosts are accepted as the most important reason for these fluctuations. Apricot production areas increased to 1.3 million decares and production reached 847 thousand tons as …

Turkey, the world’s biggest hazelnut supplier, had a bumper crop of revenues, earning 2.2 billion dollars from nut exports between last September and this July, a regional trade group said on Tuesday. Data from the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association (KFMİB) showed that the 11-month figure soared 44 …

Press release… “Enhancing Dried Apricot Quality Project” is supported by Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Associations Sector Board and Malatya Commodity Exchange in partnership with Aegean, Southeastern Anatolia and Istanbul Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Associations. Within the scope of the project carried out under the coordination of Malatya Apricot …