Farming

3.9 billion dollars replenishment will help countries accelerate environmental actions through agrifood systems… Press release… 05/06/2026 Rome/Samarkand – On World Environment Day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed the Ninth Replenishment of the Global Environment Facility (GEF‑9), underscoring the opportunity to upscale agriculture and food systems …

Press release… Lemons, which add flavour to everything from soups and salads to meals and herbal teas, are one of the leading products in Türkiye’s exports. Türkiye, ranking 5th in lemon exports, exported 578,000 tonnes of lemons in 2024, but in 2025, lemon exports decreased by 38 percent in quantity …

Press release… Officials from Salihli institutions visited Çamurhamamı, one of the high-altitude neighbourhoods where the geographically registered Salihli Cherry is grown, to evaluate the high-quality product sought after by exporters and gather information on site. Registered by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office in 2008 by the Salihli Chamber of …

Press release… HAZELNUT EXPORT VALUE CONTINUES TO SURGE:1.2 BILLION DOLLARS IN THE FIRST 5 MONTHS, TRABZON LEADS In the January-May period of 2026, 87,000 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye, generating 1 billion 199 million 57 thousand dollars in foreign exchange. Compared to the same period of the previous …

India has become the world’s largest rice producer, overtaking China in total output, as per news reports. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated that India produced 150.18 million tonnes of rice, while China’s output stood at 145.28 million tonnes.  Government estimates suggest that rice production may rise further in …

In a landmark development for Turkish agriculture, Türkiye has officially registered its first domestic salep varieties, paving the way for the cultivation of these wild orchids under field conditions in coastal regions, thereby mitigating the ongoing depletion of natural habitats. Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı on May 27 announced that the country’s first local …

June, 2026… Türkiye’s Agriculture and Forestry Ministry plans to expand production of endangered sturgeon and enter the global market under the “Turkish Caviar” brand, according to daily Milliyet. The country aims to generate more than 100 million dollars in annual export revenue from the product by 2028. Sturgeon fishing has been banned in …

Press release… May, 2026 A new chapter has been added to the tasting and promotional events of the ‘Turkish Tastes’ project, which has been run by the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) for the past six years to boost the awareness and consumption of Turkish food products in the United States. …

Press release… Yusuf Gabay, Chairman of the Board of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association—which accounts for 55 percent of Türkiye’s exports of seedless raisins, dried apricots and dried figs, products in which the country is a world leader in production and export—stated in his remarks that highlighted …

Press release… Muhammet Öztürk, Coordinating Chairman of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations, stated that they account for 22 percent of the country’s 36 billion dollars agrifood exports. Muhammet Öztürk, noted that the Aegean Exporters’ Associations generate over 7.5 billion dollars in foreign exchange for Türkiye by distributing the products of Turkish …