Livestock

Turkiye’s honey exports in the first half of the year soared by 75 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. In the January-June 2022 period, 8,892 tonnes of honey was exported to 46 countries and an income of 23 million 829 thousand 670 dollars was obtained. Saffet …

Sustainability is the word that will define this decade – unless the pandemic lasts longer than expected and claims the top spot – so it is a worrying day when the world has to mark how unsustainable it really, with humanity passing an unnerving milestone on July 28 after consuming …

After Eid-al-Adha, red meat price is on the rise again! Due to the decrease in the purchasing power of the citizens and the lack of sufficient animals to be brought to the markets during the Eid-al-Adha, animal sales dropped significantly this year. Right after the Sacrificial Feast, red meat prices …

Sencer Solakoğlu, Chairperson of Dairy, Meat and Cattle Breeders’ Association (TÜSEDAD), criticized the fact that the Food Committee has been taken from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and placed under the control of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and that the milk price was not increased on the …

After mass bee deaths in Canada and Australia at an unprecedented rate, eyes have now turned to Türkiye, one of the leading countries in the beekeeping industry. Türkiye ranks second in the number of hives and sixth in honey production worldwide. But today, it is facing serious losses due to the unconscious use …

On 13 September 2022 Foodvalley NL organises a first hybrid event for their Upcycling Community. The event aims to inspire community partners with innovative developments, initiatives and research outcomes related to ‘upcycling food’, presented by knowledgeable speakers. Major opportunities The Upcycling Community focusses on scaling up the use of residual streams for …

The “Small in Scale, Big in Value” project was launched in cooperation with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Metro Turkiye and Muğla Province Trout Breeders’ Association. Within the scope of the project, which aims to protect small and traditional family fishery and to give trout the value …

The Chairperson of Turkiye Butchers’ Federation announced! 30 percent price hike in sacrificials! Turkish Butchers, Breeders, Meat and Meat Products Tradesmen and Craftsmen’s Federation Chair Osman Yardımcı made a statement about the sacrificial prices before the upcoming Eid al-Adha. Yardımcı stated that the price of kilograms was determined from 62 …

Professor Dr. Mehmet Gökoğlu, a lecturer of Akdeniz University (AU) Fisheries Faculty, said that they face some questions whether what people prefer to eat ‘Naturally grown fish or farm-raised fish’ or ‘Do farm fish have hormones?’ Dr. Gökoğlu said, “The majority of the feed used in farm fish is obtained …

Forty percent of the world’s population live near coastal areas, more than 3 billion people utilize the oceans for their livelihood, and 80 percent of world trade is achieved using the seas. The oceans, seas and coastal areas contribute to food security and poverty eradication. And yet, the oceans are …