Farming

Pistachios, known as the “green gold” in the Southeastern Anatolia Region, are experiencing harvest excitement. While producers are satisfied with the yield this year, the kilo of pistachio is sold at 110 TL in the field. Pistachios, which are among the important flavours of Gaziantep cuisine, which UNESCO included in …

Bloomberg writers Michael Hirtzer and Dominic Carey reported that, ″For more than half a century, US farmers dominated the international market for corn, shipping more of the critical crop than any other country to feed the world’s livestock, fill its stockpiles and manufacture its processed foods. ″No more. In the agricultural …

Press release… In the 2022/2023 hazelnut export season, which started on 1 September 2022 and ended on 31 August 2023, the amount of hazelnuts exported from Türkiye in the 2022/2023 hazelnut export season was 299 thousand 462 tonnes and 1 billion 798 million 876 thousand dollars of foreign currency inflow …

In coordination with UN, Türkiye continues efforts to revive Black Sea grain deal… ISTANBUL… Following Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal, which was implemented with the UN’s mediation and Turkey’s contribution, efforts to revive the deal continue. At a joint news conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov …

Lake Keramettin, a critical source of irrigation for the agricultural lands of Keramettin village in Edirne’s Süloğlu district, finds itself in the grip of a severe drought aggravated by increasing evaporation amid rising temperatures. With a capacity of 218,000 cubic meters, the lake serves as a lifeline for local farmers who have …

Land – a notion which broadly includes climate, topography, vegetation, soils and other natural resources – is the basis for agriculture, and the interaction between these components is vital for determining the productivity and sustainability of agro-ecosystems. Especially in the face of climate change and variability, selecting the right land …

As the country experiences water shortages due to climate change, the new Mardin-Ceylanpınar canal from the Atatürk Dam in Şanlıurfa to Mardin in southeastern Türkiye began supplying water to nearly 1 million decares of agricultural land, relieving farmers to increase production. Atatürk Dam Within the scope of the Southeastern Anatolian …

Recent research conducted in the eastern Black Sea region has unveiled a concerning trend of increasing evaporation casting a shadow over vital agriculture production. As temperatures continue to rise, the phenomenon has set off alarms about the sustainability of farming practices in the area. In light of diminishing precipitation, experts …

In Asia, grain and oilseed crops have suffered due to an uncommonly dry August as El Nino grew stronger, and predictions for less rain in September further threaten to hinder supplies. While wheat output forecasts are being revised lower due to dry weather in Australia, the world’s second-largest exporter, record-low monsoon rains …

Türkiye doubts Black Sea grain deal could survive without Russia, says President Erdoğan’s chief adviser… There is no alternative to the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s chief adviser Akif Çağatay Kılıç said on Monday.  Stressing the importance of the revival of the Black Sea grain deal, …