Ancestor Seed Period Begins in Agricultural Credit Cooperatives… 14 January 2025… Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that citizens in Türkiye will be able to access heirloom (ancestral) seeds through Agricultural Credit Cooperatives as of February. Stating that seed exports surged from 17 million dollars to 327 million …
Read More »Turkish Agricultural Credit Cooperatives aim to boost seed production by 100 percent…
Hüseyin Aydın, General Manager of Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Türkiye (TTKK), announced that they will boost grain seed production by 100 percent in line with their 2025 targets. TTKK realised a record level of input sales this year and provided significant support to farmers in product purchases. Hüseyin Aydın, General …
Read More »Türkiye to host global seed congresses…
World Seed Congress 2025 and Asia Pacific Seed Congress 2026 to enhance Türkiye’s seed industry… ANTALYA… Türkiye is on its way to becoming a global brand in the seed industry as it prepares to host the World Seed Congress in 2025 and the Asia Pacific Seed Congress in 2026. Yıldıray …
Read More »“Türkiye is a self-sufficient and exporting country in seed production”
Minister Yumaklı: Türkiye is a Self-Sufficient and Exporting Country in Seed Production Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated Türkiye’s food supply security and independence in seed production. In his speech at the International Seed Congress, he higlighted that Türkiye exports seeds to 117 countries and has significantly ramped …
Read More »International Seed Federation (ISF) World Seed Congress is back in Türkiye after 16 years…
Press release… Dr. Kenan Yalvaç, Secretary General of the Turkish Seed Industry Association (TÜRKTED), announced that The 2025 World Seed Congress of the International Seed Federation (ISF) will be held in Istanbul on 19-21 May 2025 in cooperation with the sector representatives Sub Union of Seed Industrialists and Producers (TSÜAB) …
Read More »Ali Çandır: We started to export registered wheat to Middle East market
Registered wheat exports to the Middle East market… Three wheat varieties specific to Antalya, named ‘Koç’, ‘Perge’ and ‘Seki’, were developed and registered. Among the first and only registered wheat of the city, ‘Koç’, which is suitable for growing on the coast, was harvested and 1000 tonnes were exported to …
Read More »Could genetically modifying wheat be the answer to food security!
Immediately after China authorised the production of the first genetically modified wheat variety, a major trial of genetically modified wheat has been launched in Australia… Australian seed breeding firm Integrain has launched a trial to grow genetically modified seeds in a greenhouse environment. Earlier this year, the Perth-based company, majority …
Read More »“We have 1.3 million tonnes of production, we export seeds to 117 countries”
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that 97 out of every 100 units of seeds used are produced in Türkiye. “We have 1.3 million tonnes of production. Türkiye has now entered the literature as a seed producing country in the world. We export seeds to 117 countries,” Yumaklı …
Read More »“Türkiye is not dependent on any country for seeds!”
Hacı Ömer Güler, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Seed Growers Association, stated that Türkiye is not dependent on Israel for seeds and that the cessation of trade with Israel will not have a negative impact on the country. Güler also emphasised that Türkiye’s seed sector is …
Read More »Yıldıray Gençer: Türkiye exports seeds to 100 countries
Yıldıray Gençer, the Chairperson of the Sub-Union of the Seed Industrialists and Producers, stated that the Turkish seed sector has a strong structure. Yıldıray Gençer “We not only produce our own seeds. We export seeds to over 100 countries. In 2023, we exported 326.8 million dollars against 249.6 million dollars …
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