Farming

Press release… In the Eastern Black Sea Region, which is under the jurisdiction of the General Secretariat of Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), in the January-October period of 2023, exports from Trabzon, Rize, Artvin and Gümüşhane provinces amounted to 1 billion 162 million 258 thousand 626 dollars and there …

Press release… TOMATOES IN PAIN, BANANAS IN VAN, STRAWBERRIES IN ERZURUM NOT IMPOSSIBLE… GEOTHERMAL GREENHOUSES ARE THE KEY TO BOOST PRODUCTION IN AGRICULTURE… GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ASSOCIATION (JED) CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALİ KINDAP:“BY INCREASING OUR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION WITH GEOTHERMAL GREENHOUSES, WE CAN REDUCE FOOD PRICES AND BECOME ONE …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that the ministry’s work on ancestral (heirloom) seeds continues and that 37 types of ancestral seeds registered so far have been taken under protection in gene banks. İbrahim Yumaklı Minister Yumaklı also said that agricultural production should be increased through efficient production. …

Press release… World spice industry unites against residues… The agenda of spice exporters is sustainability and food safety… Spice producers and exporters from all over Europe came together in Brussels for the sustainability of residue-free production and exports. The Technical Committee Meeting of the European Spice Association (ESA), one of …

A large part of the country’s need is met from Tomarza district of Türkiye’s central Anatolian province of Kayseri and the harvest of pumpkin seeds, known as ‘yellow gold’, has started. The kilo of pumpkin seeds is sold between 125 TL and 130 TL this year depending on the quality …

The ecological agriculture project, which is carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) with a budget of 7.2 million dollars, was implemented in Türkiye’s northwestern province of …

Press release… The highest demand in pickle exports is for pepper and gherkin pickles… The first place in Türkiye’s pickle exports is pepper pickles with an amount of 118 million 200 thousand dollars. Foreign currency income of 109 million 287 thousand dollars was obtained from the export of gherkin pickles, …

Worldwide, 675 million people still lack access to electricity, with more than 70% — 600 million— living in sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of sufficient power generation capacity and inadequate distribution networks are a big part of the problem. But even many who are connected to the grid face an unreliable power supply due to poor maintenance …

Prolonged drought is having an increasingly negative impact on agricultural production in Türkiye, with dry days increasing and the soil becoming increasingly dry. Dr. Süleyman Soylu Nowadays, when the amount of water in the dams is approaching dangerous levels, the situation is different for the month of October, when the seeds meet the soil, …

Türkiye ranks second in Europe and fourth across the world in pasta exports… Stating that Türkiye is the second largest exporter in Europe and the fourth largest exporter in the world in the pasta trade, Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chairman of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Cereals Pulses Oil Seeds and Products …