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The European Commission declared that it wants to fight deforestation harder as it proposed a legislative package on Wednesday aimed at curbing and tightening the import of commodities such as food and wood from deforested areas, trying to use its trade power to drive sustainability, by requiring companies to prove …

Lack of rainfall may not be of high concern when it comes to drinking water, however, it does have a damaging effect on agriculture. Turkey saw its lowest precipitation rate in 20 years during the Oct.1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2021 period, or the “2021 water/agriculture year,” as it is …

Suggestion to bring olive mill wastewater and olive pomace to the economy! It has been reported that the vegetation water emerging in the 2021-2022 olive harvest season, which started in Edremit Bay, one of the leading olive production centres of Turkey, can be converted into economic added value. Balıkesir University …

A new global agreement – the Glasgow Climate Pact – was reached at the COP26 summit. It aims to reduce the worst impacts of climate change – but some leaders and campaigners say it does not go far enough. What was in the COP26 agreement? The agreement – although not …

Stating that Turkey is a net exporter while being self-sufficient in agriculture, Minister Pakdemirli said that a record was broken with 337 billion TL in agricultural output. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli announced that Turkey’s exports of agricultural and food products are increasing every year. Speaking at the …

Visitors to the virtual FAO stand learned about FAO’s important work with seeds, the International Year of Plant Health and the International Year of Fruit and Vegetables, and the FAO-Turkey Partnership Programmes on food and agriculture and forestry. 16 November 2021, online – Following last year’s successful event, the Turkish Seed Industries …

Press release… Growtech, the Biggest Exhibition for the Greenhouse Industry Opens Its Doors to Visitors in Antalya on 24 November Growtech 20th International Greenhouse, Agricultural Technology and Livestock Equipment Fair, world’s biggest exhibition for the greenhouse industry will be held at Antalya Anfaş Expo Center from 24-27 November 2021. 510 …

ANTALYA, Turkey Wheat prices across the globe surged this year as grain stocks expanded worldwide, especially in China, even as supply was thin due to drought and inflation surged amid monetary expansion moves due to the pandemic’s impact on the economy, according to an international sectoral group. Citing countries’ export …