Farming

Press release… Cooperatives share their digital transformation journeys and success stories during online event on Hepyerinden platform, supported by FAO, Işbank and Pazarama… 1 August 2025, Ankara – An online training designed to strengthen the digital presence of women-led cooperatives and highlight routes to success took place this week on the Hepyerinden platform. …

Ümit Mirza Çavuşoğlu, Chair of the Western Mediterranean Exporters’ Association (BAİB), announced that 51 percent of Türkiye’s total vegetable exports come from Antalya, Isparta and Burdur provinces, regions with significant potential for fresh fruit and vegetable production and exports. “309,013,000 dollars worth of vegetables were exported from the region in …

Türkiye’s vegetable exports soared by 10 percent in the first half of the year… Türkiye’s fresh vegetable exports in the first six months of the year soared by 10 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching 605,445,193 dollars. The most exported vegetables were tomatoes, peppers and zucchini respectively. …

Press release… The 2025 target for Sultani seedless fresh grape exports is 100 million dollars… Sultani seedless grapes account for 60 percent of fresh grape exports… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that Anatolia is the homeland of Sultani seedless grapes. He added …

Press release… Aydın Commodity Exchange Chairman Fevzi Çondur: “Opening Olive Groves to Mining Will Lead to Irreparable Losses!” Aydın Commodity Exchange Chairman Fevzi Çondur made statements regarding the adoption by the Turkish Grand National Assembly of the Bill of Law Amending Certain Laws concerning energy and mining fields, which will …

Dried tomatoes, cultivated in the fertile soils of Anatolia and painstakingly sun-dried, flavored dishes in 93 countries between January and June. Türkiye earned 95.085 million dollars in revenue from dried tomato exports in the first six months of the year, produced with intensive labour in the scorching heat. Grown in …

Feed manufacturers expect 7 million tonnes of corn production this year… Ülkü Karakuş, Chair of the Turkish Feed Manufacturers’ Association (TÜRKİYEM-BİR), stated that they foresee around 7 million tonnes of corn production this year. Ankara… Ülkü Karakuş, Chair of the Turkish Feed Manufacturers’ Association (TÜRKİYEM-BİR), told an Anadolu Agency (AA) …

Export of the white figs grown in the Mut district of Mersin province have been started this season. In the first harvest, they were sold for 200 lira per kilogram, but are now selling for 180 lira per kilogram. A 35,000-tonne harvest is expected in the district. Mut white figs, …

TÜRKTOB Chair Hacı Ömer Güler stated that domestic maize seed production plays a strategic role in Türkiye’s agricultural independence and sustainable production goals; increasing domestic production, exports and success in variety development solidify progress in this area. Domestic maize seed production has become one of Türkiye’s priority strategic areas in …

History of World Pasta Day This may come as a shock, but Chef Boyardee did not invent pasta, although real-life Italian cook Hector Boiardi started the company in Pennsylvania over 80 years ago. (By the way, he accumulated a net worth of 60 million dollars.) Honestly, the world has enjoyed …