Northern Italy is facing water scarcity amid hottest summer since 1945! PAVIA, Italy… Northern Italy is battling its worst drought in 70 years, with the government recently declaring a state of emergency in five regions due to a lack of rain and sweltering temperatures. Since the beginning of the year …
Read More »“TURKIYE TO BE WATER-POOR COUNTRY!”
In the next 20 years, Türkiye will move out of the list of the “water-stressed” countries and join the group of nations classified as “water-poor” countries, according to the Turkish Water Institute (SUEN), a member of the World Water Council continuing its activities under the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry. “According to the …
Read More »“LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OF PESTICIDES AND DISPOSAL OF POPs PESTICIDES IN CENTRAL ASIA AND TURKIYE”
Understanding the environmental and gender dimensions of pesticide use is essential to promoting green agriculture in Central Asia and Türkiye… Press release… A three-day meeting focusing on the environmental and gender dimensions of pesticide use in Central Asia and Türkiye is taking place within the framework of the FAO project “Lifecycle Management …
Read More »FOODVALLEY NL ORGANISES A HYBRID EVENT FOR THEIR ‘UPCYCLING COMMUNITY’
On 13 September 2022 Foodvalley NL organises a first hybrid event for their Upcycling Community. The event aims to inspire community partners with innovative developments, initiatives and research outcomes related to ‘upcycling food’, presented by knowledgeable speakers. Major opportunities The Upcycling Community focusses on scaling up the use of residual streams for …
Read More »“BIOTECHNICAL FIGHT AGAINST MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY GAINS MOMENTUM!”
Press release… Gümüldür tangerine will get rid of Mediterranean fruit fly with traps… The world-famous İzmir’s Gümüldür tangerine will get rid of the Mediterranean fruit fly with traps. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association distributed 2,500 Mediterranean fruit fly traps to producers in Menderes, Selçuk and Seferihisar districts, which …
Read More »EASTERN BLACK SEA EXPORTERS’ ASSOCIATION TO INCREASE THE EXPORT CAPACITY OF TURKISH TEA!
The UR-GE (Product Development) project titled “Increasing the Export Capacity of Turkish Tea and Ensuring its Sustainability”, prepared by the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) with the cooperation and support of Rize Commodity Exchange, was included in the scope of support by the Ministry of Trade. Within the scope …
Read More »BIROL CELEP: INOSUIT CONTINUES TO CREATE ADDED VALUE IN EXPORTS
Press release… The InoSuit Programme, which has been carried out by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) since November 2016, continues on its way with a focus this year. In order to increase Turkiye’s value-added exports, the InoSuit Focused Corporate Innovation Management Izmir Meeting, organized within the scope of the InoSuit …
Read More »TURKIYE PREPARES NEW ROAD MAP TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE!
Türkiye has drawn a roadmap for its fight against climate change, containing 217 decision steps under seven titles. The roadmap has been determined following three months of studies carried out by Climate Council organized by the Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry. While 76 of the decisions determined were on the topics of transportation, …
Read More »TRITICALE PLANTING AREA EXPANDS IN SIVAS REGION…
Planting area expanded in Sivas, the seed centre of triticale… The cultivation area of triticale seed, which is obtained from a hybrid of wheat and rye and grown as an alternative crop to fill the roughage deficit in Sivas province, has been expanded. Sivas Ulaş Agricultural Enterprise, affiliated to the …
Read More »BRAZIL COULD BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT IN WHEAT WITHIN 10 YEARS…
In a recent hearing in the Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Commission of the Brazilian Congress, researchers from Embrapa estimated that Brazil could become self sufficient in wheat production within 10 years by expanding wheat production into the cerrado regions of central and northeastern Brazil. Wheat is the only major crop …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
