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Mehmet Ali Işık: Figs with aflatoxin have been eliminated for 25 years!

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association, announced that they have been eliminating figs with aflatoxin for 25 years! Sharing that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Research Institutes, Universities, Producers, Exporters and Traders are working hard to prevent aflatoxin and ochratoxin …

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Project Idea Competition ‘Agriculture Rising with Young People’

The award ceremony of the “Project Idea Competition Agriculture Rising with Young People” organised by Izmir Commodity Exchange was held at AGROEXPO Fair. Mustafa Şahin The importance of young people being the architects of the future in agriculture was emphasised. The award ceremony of the competition was held at Fair …

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Brazilian agribusiness exports fall 1.3 percent and reach 164.4 billion dollars in 2024…

Brazilian exports of agribusiness products generated US$164.37 billion last year, US$2.18 billion, or 1.3%, less than in 2023, reported the Ministry of Agriculture. Despite the drop, it is the second highest value in the historical series, according to the ministry, ″even in the face of the decline in the prices …

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Farmers grow fewer varieties due to high costs, climate change!

Increasing costs and climate-induced damages are pushing farmers toward crop varieties that require less labour and money. Noting that input costs have become quite high, especially in large fields, growers are also looking for methods to reduce costs to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Mehmet Akın Doğan The output of some products …

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EBRD approves new food and agribusiness strategy…

Bank’s new Food and Agribusiness Strategy 2025 acknowledges the complexity of food systems Strategy emphasises the sustainable transformation of the agrifood sector Renewed emphasis on private-sector engagement and more prominence for partnerships within global food systems January, 2025 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved its new Food and Agribusiness Strategy 2025. The …

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Bedri Girit: Uşak, the capital of recycling, has become a role model for Türkiye in sustainability

Press release… Uşak, the capital of recycling and circular economy, is leading Turkey in sustainability… The Aegean Exporters’ Associations EIB), which brought 18.4 billion dollars in foreign currency to Türkiye in 2024, travels from province to province to share its services and state aids in order to increase the export …

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Dr. Filiz Karaosmanoğlu: Let’s take a stand against climate change with clean energy technologies

Press release… The Sustainable Production and Consumption Association (SÜT-D) highlighted the need for clean energy in a statement for International Clean Energy Day. They stressed the right to access energy and the crucial role of clean energy in our lives. They called for the use of renewable energy sources, energy-efficient …

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EBRD unveils Türkiye investment strategy for the next five years…

The EBRD announces Türkiye strategy for 2024-29 Green transition remains key priority in the country Human capital, competitiveness and sustainable infrastructure also defined as priorities The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has unveiled its investment strategy for Türkiye for the next five years, until the end of 2029. The Bank …

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Support to land consolidation through FAO training seminar on land banking…

Press release… Morten Hartvigsen, FAO Land Tenure Officer, emphasises the link between increasing farm size, agricultural production growth and food security, and shares good practices from Europe… 24 January 2025, Ankara – The need to develop larger and more commercially profitable farms is a pressing issue in many countries as …

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Serdar Genç: Türkiye is the country that best implements the licensed warehousing system in the world

Organised for the second time this year by the Licensed Warehouse Companies Association (LİDAŞDER), ‘Licensed Warehousing in Türkiye and the World, Grain Markets Congress’ was held in Antalya between 16-19 January. In his opening speech, Serdar Genç, Chairman of the Licensed Warehouse Companies Association (LİDAŞDER), said, “Proudly stating that the …

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