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Bingöl Honey wins gold medal in London!

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 …

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Organic wastes turn into compost products in Mersin…

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 …

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Rural agriculture programme supports reverse migration…

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 …

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Yumaklı: We aim to boost the number of Fattening Organised Agricultural Zones

“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 …

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“Recommendations to Farmers for Sustainable and Transformable Agriculture”

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 …

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How sustainable agriculture contributes to achieving zero hunger…

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 …

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Dr. Mustafa Sarı: Fish quantity halved in 24 years!

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. …

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How technology supports farmers to protect their profitability…

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 …

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Dr. Halil Şen: We produce fish at world standards in Türkiye

Professor Dr. Halil Şen, Vice Dean of Ege University Faculty of Fisheries and Deputy Head of Aquaculture Department, said that Türkiye produces fish at world standards. Dr. Halil Şen Türkiye ranks 17th in the world and 1st among European Union countries in aquaculture… According to the latest data, total aquaculture …

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Saffet Kalyoncu: Eastern Black Sea exports approached 1 billion dollars

Press release… Saffet Kalyoncu, Chair of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), reported that in the Eastern Black Sea Region, exports from Trabzon, Rize, Artvin and Gümüşhane provinces, amounted to 933 million 602 thousand 83 dollars covering the January-July period of 2024. Saffet Kalyoncu “There is a 9 percent …

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