Co-ops, Unions and Assoc.

Supported by the Türkiye’s Southwestern province of Muğla’s Governorship Investment Monitoring and Coordination Directorate (YİKOB) and the South Aegean Development Agency (GEKA), ‘Rural Development Model in Local: Muğla’ project, Muğla’s local products will be opened to world markets with a new trade model. Within the scope of the project, cooperative …

Türkiye’s leading agricultural centre of Adana’s Yüreğir Chamber of Agriculture Chairperson Mehmet Akın Doğan said that in order to overcome problems such as unplanned production and climate change in agriculture, a model based on planning in agricultural production should be adopted and farmers should be encouraged to produce in accordance …

Türkiye, one of the leading countries in world pasta production, is experiencing a ‘durum’ crisis. It is stated that some manufacturers use ‘bread wheat’ instead of ‘durum wheat’ in production in order to provide cost advantage. Stating that these companies gain a price advantage of 15 to 20 percent, sector …

Press release… In a period when agricultural products, especially in Türkiye and Mediterranean countries, are adversely affected due to climate change, the countdown has started for Türkiye’s export project Interfresh Eurasia Fair. Murat Özer Türkiye wants to get a share from the fruit and vegetable trade, which is expected to …

Food companies, especially food exporting firms, are hoping that they can benefit from a recent regulation that paves the way for the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry to lease out agricultural lands that are not cultivated for two consecutive years. According to the regulation published in the Official Gazette last week, it will …

Press release… Southeastern Anatolian Exporters’ Associations (GAİB) took action regarding the allegations that the oils obtained from soybeans imported under the Inward Processing Regime for use in the feed sector are used in blending oils. Celal Kadooğlu, Chair of Southeastern Anatolian Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (GAİB), …

Turkish honey was sold to 11 countries, especially to the USA, from the Eastern Black Sea region in the January-July period. Saffet Kalyoncu Saffet Kalyoncu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB), said 335 tonnes of honey was exported from the region in …

Atıf Malkoç, Head of Black Sea province of Samsun’s Fisheries Cooperatives Union stated that the anchovy fishing quota to be implemented as of this season will negatively affect the fishermen and citizens and said, “Anchovy will compete with gold.” Atıf Malkoç Pointing out that anchovy catch constitutes 65 percent of …

The “strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture” has entered its final stages.   The 29 food sector representatives invited to the roundtable, set up by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to “tackle polarisation” in the sector, will discuss a draft version of the dialogue’s conclusions next week.  Ursula von der Leyen Previous meetings …

Mutlu Doğru, Head of Adana Farmers’ Association, draws attention to the dissatisfaction of farmers engaged in agricultural production all over Türkiye due to problems such as increasing costs, low market prices and shrinking demand and stated that some measures should be taken for the continuation of agricultural production. These suggestions …