Livestock

Mutlu Doğru, Head of Adana Farmers’ Association, draws attention to the dissatisfaction of farmers engaged in agricultural production all over Türkiye due to problems such as increasing costs, low market prices and shrinking demand and stated that some measures should be taken for the continuation of agricultural production. These suggestions …

Honey harvesting has started in Sivas province, which ranks second across Türkiye in terms of the number of beekeeping enterprises, first in the country in beeswax production and fourth in honey production. SIX THOUSAND 500 TONNES OF HONEY YIELD ESTIMATED… Sivas region, which ranks fourth in honey production in Türkiye, …

Şenli family, who are engaged in beekeeping at the foot of Şeytan (Devil) Mountains in Karlıova district of Eastern Anatolia’s Bingöl province, won a gold medal in the competition organised in London, the capital of England, with the honey they produced. Bingöl honey is targeted for export with the European …

Türkiye’s eastern Mediterranean province of Mersin’ Metropolitan Municipality started compost production from organic waste with a zero waste approach. Every day, compost products are produced from approximately 1.5-2 tonnes of organic waste from the fruit and vegetable market. Approximately 100 cubic metres of compost has been produced since the beginning …

With the backing of the IPARD Programme — co-financed by Türkiye and the European Union (EU) and managed by the Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (TKDK), the competent body under the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry — Turkish citizens living abroad have constructed 128 facilities, each with costs ranging from 33 to 277 million …

“We aim to boost the number of fattening OTBs to 31” Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that they aim to boost the number of Fattening Organised Agricultural Zones (OTB), where animal production enterprises are brought together according to their specialisation, from 9 to 31. İbrahim Yumaklı According …

Dear farmers, seed is the building block of life and the foundation of agriculture. You produce and reproduce for the continuity of all life. It will be possible to boost productivity and quality in our country’s agriculture by cooperating with our farmers who breathe life into the soil with ancestral …

July, 2024… The second of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – SDG2: Zero Hunger – aims to create a world free of hunger by 2030. However, according to the UN, a combination of factors including the pandemic, conflict, climate change and deepening inequalities mean that hunger and food insecurity have been …

Bandırma (a district of Balıkesir province) Onyedi Eylül University Faculty of Maritime Faculty, Department of Maritime Business Management Professor Dr. Mustafa Sarı warned that if ecosystem-based fishery management is not adopted, the amount of fish caught will gradually decrease and species such as anchovy, horse mackerel and bluefish will disappear. …

Technology solutions are emerging to support farmers in optimising their farming practices to overcome financial burdens and preserve the planet. 2024 began with farmers across the world raising their voices and protesting as they are being hit by falling incomes, environmental regulations and competition from imports. Many farmers complained they feel caught between …