Livestock

TİKA supports beekeeping in Albania… 400 hives were distributed to beekeepers in Debre, western Albania, by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA). TİKA Tirana Coordinator Necip Özay Özütok, Debre Governor Necbedin Sheu and Debre Beekeepers Association attended the ceremony for the distribution of beehives. Özütok, in his speech here, …

Turkey’s first children’s cheese enriched with vitamin D from Muratbey… Kids with Misto will be the cheese monster… Innovative products that add flavor to the table with Muratbey, the first cheese enriched with vitamin D which Turkey makes a difference to children with special developed Misto. Prepared with cute shapes …

Turkey Beekeepers Association (TAB) Chairman Ziya Şahin: Honey producers should be protected Turkey Beekeepers Association Chairman Ziya Şahin said that they demanded from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to distinguish natural honey producers and unregistered ones, thus real honey producers might be protected. Şahin said: “Honey producers who keep …

Turkey Milk, Meat, Food Industrialists and Producers Association (SETBİR) Chairman Tarık Tezel said that suggesting to boil the milk in a pot means ‘endangering human life’. Stating that raw milk contains hazards that disrupt the health of people and cause diseases, Tarık Tezel said: “The way to get rid of …

“Divle Obruk (Pothole) Cheese”, known as “Turkish Roquefort” produced in Ayrancı county of Karaman province of Central Anatolia began to ripen in the cave under the ground about to decorate tables in autumn months… Not only in Turkey but also considered one of the world’s most delicious cheeses, Divle Obruk …

July 26, 2019 Meat and Milk Institution (ESK) increased meat purchase prices by 2 liras… Meat and Milk Institution raised 2 liras per kg on purchasing prices of cattle carcass meat. Accordingly the purchase price of imported animals marked up to 31 liras from 29 liras per kg and for …

Ovine shepherds boycotted supermarkets for selling cheap sacrificials on social media in Turkey! Members of Ovine Shepherds Union came together on social media with the motto of ‘Claim your sacrificial’ declared that they have been aggrieved by such markets just before The Feast of Qurban. “As you can see on …

Iraq, after putting embargo on white meat and pasta, has brought the poultry export to a critical point… The current experiencing has created uneasiness in poultry sector just after eggs and pasta crisis between Turkey and Iraq. Stating that they had some signals regarding poultry exports seriously stagnates to Iraq, …

Siirt Governor Ali Fuat Atik declared that 10 agriculture and animal husbandry projects were accepted which amount of 3 million liras… Governor Atik, said in a statement, with the new investments in the province agriculture and animal husbandry will develop much further. Within the scope of Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) …

Turkey, the world’s second largest beekeeping country after China… Selçuk Solmaz, head of Ankara Beekeepers Association (AAYB), said, “Turkey is one of few self-sufficient countries in beekeeping,” Founded in 2003, AAYB aims to train beekeepers, discuss difficulties of the profession and find solutions to produce various bee products with more …