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While the world’s leading cotton producers expect a record decrease in yield due to the drought, drought has entered the agenda of the textile industry in Türkiye. It is stated that while there has been a contraction in apparel and textile orders since June, producer countries have started to keep …

Within the scope of the ‘Herd Management Staff (Shepherd)’ project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for shepherds, 47,359 shepherds successfully completed the training and were entitled to receive certificates. Courses have been organized for shepherds across the country since 2013 within the scope of the ‘Active Labour Market …

Spanish slaughterhouses will have to install video surveillance to ensure animals are not mistreated before being killed, the government has announced, claiming a first in the EU. “This rule puts Spain at the forefront of Europe in this area and, as well as ensuring the welfare of animals during their passage through abattoirs, it …

Rıfat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) said they have revolutionized the Turkish agriculture. Licensed warehouse Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye has made two important revolutionary projects for Turkish agriculture. First, we have established licensed warehouses. Licensed …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairperson of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, who shared the knowledge that organic production in Turkiye started in the dried fruit sector 35 years ago, said, “The whole world is in an effort to strengthen its position in the organic sector. Biofach, …

Research released by TCP Partners, an investment and management company, predicts that Brazil’s irrigated area could grow by 4.2 million hectares by 2040. According to the study, since 2006, irrigated agriculture in Brazil has shown an average growth rate of 4.7% per year. According to IBGE data, in 2021, the …

Press release… The quality of dried fruit increases and labour and time savings are achieved… Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association has been working diligently for many years to boost the production quality and food safety of seedless raisins, dried apricots and dried figs, which are among Turkiye’s traditional …

The government plans to impose a new agricultural model that moves more production to cities to provide fresh and cheaper food for the population and overhauls the support system for producers as it seeks to improve and modernize the sector… The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is preparing to roll …

Press release… Barns fitted with new 3D cameras that monitor cows are helping dairy and beef producers save feed costs, reduce climate impact and improve animal welfare. The data generated creates a new Saved Feed Index trait on sires which has potential to save an estimated 740 thousand tonnes of …

Press release… By Chris McCullough PAYING more attention to feed efficiency indexes when selecting sires for dairy herds will help compensate the escalating costs of feed being witnessed today. Across the world feed, fertiliser and energy costs have reached record high levels that are decimating profits on dairy farms. Even …