Seed Production and Technology

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 …

In 2019, Turkey declared Nov. 11 as National Forestation Day. People everywhere, from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to primary school students took to empty lots to plant saplings. Two years on, planting has gained newfound importance in the aftermath of this summer’s devastating wildfires. Bekir Karacabey After months of preparations, authorities …

Turkey’s marketing year (MY) 2021/22 sunflower seed area and production is estimated at 760,000hectares and 1.75 million metric tons (MMT) respectively. Turkey continued imports of sunflower seedsto meet stable demand. Accordingly, during the first eleven months (Sept-July) of MY 2020/21, oilseedsunflower seed imports were 899,000 MT, sunflower seed meal imports …

The British government has granted permission for a series of field trials of gene edited wheat for the first time in Europe, marking a significant move away from the EU’s stance on the matter. After the green light from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), trials will be carried out by …

Dr. Nevzat Birişik, General Director of Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, said that it will not be possible to continue the usual varieties and cultivation culture in the same way due to climate change. Dr. Nevzat Birişik said, “Climate change shows us that …

Triticale, an alternative to wheat in Sivas (a Central Anatolian province of Turkey) made its producer happy despite the drought. Despite the drought across the country and the agricultural frost in Sivas in May, around 3 thousand tonnes of crops are expected in triticale. Ulaş Agricultural Enterprise In Sivas, where …

Press release… Jalapeños from Gördes and Bayındır. Cucumber from Burdur, Akhisar, Afyon Sandıklı regions… Fersan, which produces 22 million litres of vinegar per year and has planting areas in 5 different regions, has started the harvest period in Cucumber and Jalapeño production with 3 million tonnes of seeds. In Fersan’s …

Press release… The harvest of “Çeşme Melon”, which has been grown with heirloom (ancestral) seeds for centuries in Çeşme District, continues. İzmir Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, Mustafa Özen, also attended the harvest of Çeşme Melon, which has a unique aroma and can last for 5-6 months after harvesting, …