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Food of the Future!

In 2020, it was estimated the world’s food system contributed 37 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions. By 2050 that figure is due to increase by another 30-40 percent. Today, 75 percent of the global diet is based on just 12 plants, and 5 animal species, and 2 billion people …

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Transboundary Water Allocation Agreements need to be adoptable to climate change…

To respond to changing conditions, including but not limited to climate variability and change, transboundary water allocation agreements and other arrangements should be adaptable. New transboundary water allocation agreements and other arrangements need to be designed tobe adaptable in the medium and long-terms to changing hydrological, climatic and other related …

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Sebahattin Arslantürk: 2024 should be considered as a precautionary year in hazelnut exports

Press release… Sebahattin Arslantürk, the member of National Hazelnut Council (UFK), stated that they foresee a partial recovery in the European markets, adding that buyers will continue to act very cautiously and that they expect a season in which orders will be formed according to market movements. Sebahattin Arslantürk Pointing …

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Ali Kındap: Türkiye can be by far the leading country in the world in geothermal energy sector​​​​​​​

ANKARA… Türkiye needs more investments for the development of the identified 62,00 megawatt (MW) of geothermal energy potential, which will contribute to the country’s 2053 net zero emissions target, the head of the Turkish Geothermal Energy Association said on Wednesday. Ali Kındap Geothermal energy is classified as a renewable energy …

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Şemsi Bayraktar: Despite all hardships and negativities, Turkish farmers continued to produce in 2023

Press release… What happened in agriculture in 2023, what does the sector expect from 2024? In the evaluation of 2023 in the agricultural sector, it was underlined that there was a spike in crop production last year due to good weather conditions and that farmers who continued their production despite …

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Sebahattin Arslantürk: Climate change also poses a threat to the hazelnut

Press release… Sebahattin Arslantürk, Vice Chairman of the Hazelnut and Products Sector Committee of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), said that in order to maintain the superiority in international markets in hazelnut exports, which is the agricultural product that provides the highest net foreign exchange inflow of Türkiye, …

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Türkiye invests over 157 million dollars in rural development projects in 2023…

Türkiye provided some TL 4.7 billion (157.8 million dollars) in grant support to rural development projects last year, a senior official said Wednesday. Highlighting that they made last year “the year of rural investments,” Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı said, “Last year, we provided TL 4.7 billion in grant …

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Yumaklı: National Water Council will play a crucial role

The National Water Council held its inaugural meeting to address the pressing issue of depleting water resources, with Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı underscoring the widespread misconception of water as an unlimited global resource. Yumaklı highlighted the diminishing availability of clean water due to rapid consumption, pollution, industrialization, urbanization, climate change and …

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Ahmet Güldal: Türkiye has reached a valuable point in seed production

General Manager of Turkish Grain Board (TMO) Ahmet Güldal, said that the breeding works carried out in seed highly contributed to farmers and production. Ahmet Güldal “The legal regulations and supports provided have been very effective, but the biggest effect is in breeding studies. Then the efforts of our colleagues …

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Tevfik Keskin: Cow slaughter will accelerate if raw milk price is not updated!

Tevfik Keskin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Union of Milk Producers of Türkiye (SÜTBİR), made a written statement regarding the milk prices on the agenda of milk producers. Stating that according to their calculations, the cost of raw milk production is 12.43 liras and the producer …

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