Livestock

The Adana Karataş Agriculture-Based Specialized Aquaculture Organized Industrial Zone, Türkiye’s and Europe’s first Agriculture-Based Specialized Aquaculture (Fisheries) Organized Industrial Zone, has gained legal entity status with the approval of its Establishment Protocol by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. It was announced that pre-application applications for entrepreneurs wishing to invest …

Bingöl honey, Türkiye’s first honey to be registered with a geographical indication by the European Union, is produced in high-altitude regions with rich vegetation. With the start of the harvest season, export requests have begun to the USA, United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Bingöl honey, Türkiye’s first honey to be …

Press release… Turkish food exporters have ramped up their exports to Japan, which imports 80 billion dollars worth of food products annually, by 75 percent in the last five years, from 209 million to 367 million dollars. Turkish exporters have set a medium-term food export target of 1 billion dollars …

Professor Dr. Meral Kekeçoğlu, Director of the Düzce University Beekeeping Research, Development and Application Centre, warned consumers to consume honey that has undergone pollen analysis, stating that they have observed that forest rose pollen has mixed with chestnut honey, whose yield has decreased due to climate change. Professor Dr. Meral …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Yumaklı responds to claims about ‘artificial meat’… Minister İbrahim Yumaklı stated that claims that ‘artificial meat will be produced in Türkiye’ were made in relation to the Climate Law, saying, ‘There is not a single word about artificial meat in the Climate Law; there is …

The facility, established by a private company in the Arsuz district of Hatay province, breeds sea bream and sea bass, exporting most of its production to Europe. The facility employs 70 people, including 20 women and has a production target of 12,000 tonnes. The facility, which breeds sea bream and …

Press release… Entrepreneurship and beekeeping training programmes, organized under an FAO project, have been completed, with filming and interviews conducted by the Communication Team from FAO’s Headquarters in Rome, as part of FAO’s 80th anniversary celebrations… 15 August 2025 Düzce, Türkiye – This week, FAO experts conducted Entrepreneurship and Business Management …

Pine honey, one of Türkiye’s most important bee products and a type of secretion honey unique to the country, has been registered as a geographical indication by the Turkish Patent Office under the name ‘Turkish Pine Honey’. Pine honey, a type of secretion honey unique to the country, is produced …

Halil Tandoğan, Head of the Van Beekeepers’ Association, stated that global warming, which has been occurring for years, has caused a decline in honey yields every year and that beekeepers will face difficult times if measures are not taken. Halil Tandoğan, Head of the Van Beekeepers’ Association, informed that there …

In Central Anatolian province of Sivas, the early start to the honey harvest due to excessive heat in the geographically certified ‘Zara honey’ pleased producers with its yield and quality. In the district preferred by honey producers due to the abundance of oregano and sage plants, 400 producers are engaged …