Farming

In the first quarter of Türkiye’s olive export season, which started on 1 October 2024, Iraq was the country that imported the most olives. Black olive exports soared by 23 percent, reaching 21 thousand 525 tonnes, while green olive exports soared by 28 percent. Iraq was the country that imported …

Türkiye’s chilli pepper exports soared by 14 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year, reaching 13 million 940 thousand dollars. Most of the exports were carried out to Germany, the UK and the USA. Şanlıurfa Commodity Exchange Assembly Chairman İsa Kızıldemir stated that the hike in exports is pleasing …

Organised for the second time this year by the Licensed Warehouse Companies Association (LİDAŞDER), ‘Licensed Warehousing in Türkiye and the World, Grain Markets Congress’ was held in Antalya between 16-19 December. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı, who attended the congress, stated that they aim to ramp up the …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that up to 75 percent grant support is provided for renewable energy investments in order to reduce the energy costs of agricultural enterprises and to encourage environmentally friendly solutions. This support, provided under the IPARD Programme co-financed by Türkiye and the European …

2024 has been a year of mixed fortunes for the agricultural sector. The mid-summer El Niño-induced drought negatively impacted summer crops, while events like the ongoing animal disease woes, the seemingly endless logistical crisis, high interest rates, and uncertainty about the national government all weighed heavily on the sector. The …

Press release… The 12-month export revenue of the cereals, pulses, oil seeds and products sector, which continues to be the export leader in Southeastern Anatolia of Türkiye by realising 29.5 percent of the total exports of the region, exceeded 3.4 billion dollars. The share of the region, which exports the …

Press release… In the January-December period of 2024; hazelnut exports from Black Sea’s province of Trabzon reached 95 thousand 870 tonnes and 836 million 599 thousand dollars of foreign currency inflow was obtained in return. When these export realisations were compared with the same period of the previous year, an …

Farmers can utilize remote sensing, big data, artificial intelligence to simulate real-world crop production scenarios​… Jan. 15, 2025 Crop farmers in South Texas are witnessing the future of agriculture unfold with the advent of digital-twin technology. Spearheaded by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, this cutting-edge approach combines remote sensing, big data …

Türkiye earned 229 million 777 thousand dollars from pistachio exports to 96 countries in 2024. Exports, which attracted attention with an increase of 52 per cent compared to last year, were made to many countries, especially Germany. Last year, Türkiye exported pistachios to 96 countries including Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Iraq, …

Ancestor Seed Period Begins in Agricultural Credit Cooperatives… 14 January 2025… Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that citizens in Türkiye will be able to access heirloom (ancestral) seeds through Agricultural Credit Cooperatives as of February. Stating that seed exports surged from 17 million dollars to 327 million …