Farming

Malatya Turgut Özal University’s Apricot and Apricot Products Development Application and Research Centre has published the Dried Apricot Foreign Trade Report for August 2025. The report includes information on the dried apricot sector, a driving force in Malatya’s economy, for August 2025 and the first eight months of the year. …

Efforts to bring unused agricultural land into the economy, which began with identification work on Sept. 1, will continue until the end of October, with the first leases set to start in November. The regulation on the Leasing of Unused Agricultural Land entered into force in August last year following its publication …

Press release… A new solar power plant and specialized training in pistachio cultivation are enhancing Uzbekistan’s capacity for large-scale ecosystem restoration and sustainable forest management. Complementing this technological advancement with on-the-ground expertise, another project activity gathered together more than 30 specialists to participate in a hands-on training programme to establish …

Press release… Dried fig exports reached 58,903 tonnes… Türkiye exported 58,903 tonnes of dried figs during the 2024/25 season, which began on September 25, 2024 and ended August 30, 2025, generating 353,912,000 dollars in foreign currency revenue. Dried fig exports reached 283,416,000 dollars equivalent to 61,859 tonnes in the same …

Press release… 3 September 2025, Ankara – Türkiye continues to advance digital transformation in rural areas through the FAO Digital Villages Initiative (DVI), implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.This collaboration illustrates how digital solutions and partnerships can empower rural women, strengthen cooperatives, and unlock new income-generating opportunities in …

Mustafa Sacit İnan, an agricultural engineer at the Manisa Viticulture Research Institute, stated that the wire-curtain (wire-display) method improves the quality of raisins, but producers are discouraged from using it due to its high cost. The Sultana seedless grape harvest has begun in Türkiye’s leading agrifood province of Manisa and …

Press release… 15 At the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association’s Advisory General Assembly, a recommendation was made to kick off the 2025/26 dried fig season of which Türkiye is a global leader in production and export, on October 15, 2025. The Ministry of Trade will make the final …

According to a report by the International Grains Council, global grain production could rise by 83 million tonnes to 2.4 billion tonnes in the 2025/2026 season. Maize and wheat yields are also projected to show significant spikes. According to the International Grains Council (IGC), global grain production is expected to …

I’ve just published a deep-dive analysis on the effects of privatizing the Dutch agricultural extension service.In this video, I discuss:🔹 How privatization empowered farmers and advisors🔹 The rise of innovation and specialization🔹 Critical challenges such as exclusion and loss of public-good knowledge🔹 The broader cultural shift toward a market-driven systemThis …

Hazelnut prices in the Alaplı district of Zonguldak province have surpassed 255 TL on the open market and are expected to reach 300 TL soon. Şeref Türkoğlu, Head of the Alaplı Chamber of Agriculture, stated that decreasing supply and stagnant demand are affecting prices. Hazelnut prices, one of the Black …