Farming

Antalya… Hosting more than 3,500 endemic plant species in its flora, Türkiye exports a significant amount of cut flowers, indoor and outdoor plants, flower bulbs, seedlings, saplings, wreaths and moss groups. Representatives of the sector, who produce in greenhouses and highlands throughout the year, sell to 80 countries, mainly to …

Coffee prices, which reached record highs this year, declined by more than 10 percent in May, becoming one of the products that upset investors the most in the commodity market. According to the information compiled by Anatolian Agency (AA) correspondent, the expectation that global supply will boost caused sharp declines …

Tropical rainforests are vanishing at an alarming rate, with fires and climate change driving the destruction of thousands of square kilometers every day… Eighteen football pitches every minute of every hour of every day: That is the record extent of tropical rainforest destroyed last year, due in large measure to …

Reviving nutritious ‘forgotten foods’ like quinoa and moringa can help diversify global food systems, improve resilience to climate change and combat rising food insecurity… Sayed Azam-Ali Sayed Azam-Ali, a member of the United Nations High-Level Experts Panel on Food Security and Nutrition and Chief Executive Officer at Crops for the …

Press release… Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association’s “Sustainable Management of Dried Figs with Aflatoxin Project” was deemed worthy of the award in the competition where eight countries, including the USA, Spain, Austria and China, were nominated. In addition to contributing to the prestige of Turkish dried figs, the …

Climate change poses a serious threat to tea cultivation, with suitable growing areas projected to shrink drastically by 2050, FAO warns! The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has issued a stark warning about the future of tea cultivation worldwide. Ayşegül Selışık, assistant FAO Representative in Türkiye, …

Despite losses, fall in cocoa harvest quality, cocoa hits 11.200 dollars in April, with expectations of new records… Cocoa prices have soared more than 20 percent in May after sharp declines at the start of the year, returning to above 11,000 dollars per tonne. The price fell more than 34 …

Press release… Ferhat Gürüz, Chair of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, announced that tangerine export value surged dramatically by 220 percent! Evaluating the exports of the sector in April according to product groups, Gürüz said, “The group with the highest exports in the said period was fresh …

Press release… Southeastern Anatolia’s exports of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products reached 1.2 billion dollars with an increase of 9.9 percent in the first 4 months of the year. The sector, which realised 30.9 percent of the Southeast’s total exports, became the region’s most exporting field of activity. In this …

Press release… Celal Kadooğlu, Chair of the Southeastern Anatolian Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association, stated that planned agriculture and new generation support model provide benefits. Evaluating the recent radical changes in agricultural policies as extremely positive steps in terms of the transition to a planned production period …