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Bendevi Palandöken, President of the Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen (TESK), stated that comprehensive steps must be taken to ensure sustainability in agriculture and encourage young people to return to rural areas. Palandöken warned that if agriculture is not made attractive, low production and price increases will continue, and …

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) has established two greenhouses for growing tea and citrus seedlings in the Lenkeran region of Azerbaijan. Baku, June, 2025 As part of a project carried out in collaboration between TİKA and the Azerbaijan Ministry of Agriculture’s Scientific Research Institute for Fruit and Tea …

Acute Food Insecurity Has Worsened, Agencies Say… New figures show that over 295 million people faced acute food insecurity and malnutrition in 2024 – with economic shocks, conflict, climate extremes, and forced displacement among the drivers. The latest numbers show that acute hunger worsened for six years in a row, according …

Press release… A workshop on dried figs was held in Türkiye’s western province of Aydın with the aim of developing the sustainable and competitive structure of the heavenly fruit, increasing its exports, and finding solutions to production and export-related problems. Mehmet Ali Işık Speaking at the ‘Dried Fig Workshop,’ Mehmet …

June, 2025, Samsun… Professor Dr. Yusuf Demir, Head of the Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation at OMÜ Faculty of Agriculture, warned that ‘According to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification,’ 135 million people worldwide are expected to migrate by 2030 as a result of this process! Professor Dr. …

Press release… Southeastern Anatolia’s exports of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and their products soared by 7.9 percent in the first five months of the year, reaching 1.5 billion dollars. During this period, exports reached nearly 1.9 million tonnes, a 4.5 percent hike in volume, including 431,300 tonnes of pasta, 397,900 tonnes …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Yumaklı stated that there were no problems with sacrificial animals during Eid al-Adha, saying, “830 thousand cattle and 2.5 million sheep and goats were slaughtered in Türkiye, for a total of 3 million 330 thousand animals.” Yumaklı noted that Türkiye ranks first in Europe and …

A “Fragrance Tunnel” featuring fragrant and colorful flowers and plants has been established in Türkiye’s northwestern province of Edirne. This project, aimed at creating a new attraction in the city, began three years ago at the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Dye Plants Garden within the Thrace Agricultural Research Institute …

Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı announced that Turkish Afyon sausage (Turkish style fermented sausage -known as sucuk – made with ground meat, usually beef or lamb, with a high fat content and added spices) has been granted geographical indication registration by the European Union. İbrahim Yumaklı Sharing the exciting …

Press release… Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chairman of the Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Sector Board of Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM), assessed the expectations of both producers and industrialists in the wheat market as the new harvest season begins. Emphasising that wheat leads the way with 7 million hectares of cultivation area …