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More and more farmers that are concerned about the adverse effects of climate change are buying insurance policies to protect them against potential financial losses due to drought. In the first three months of 2022, a record number of growers applied for this particular insurance. In the whole of 2021, …

Press release… Işınsu Kestelli, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Izmir Commodity Exchange, said that the use of technology is essential for sustainable agricultural policies. Kestelli said, “To ensure sustainability in the agricultural sector will be possible by providing ecological, social and economic sustainability conditions.” Işınsu Kestelli, Chairwoman of …

Gürdoğan: The most exported honey variety is pine honey Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Assocation (DKİB) Deputy Chairman of the Board Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan said that the most exported honey variety from Turkiye is pine honey. Gürdoğan said, “Due to the forest fires that took place in the Aegean Region last …

Yüksel Tavşan, Chairperson of the Turkish Wholesalers’ Federation (TURKHAL), said that 5 chain markets and 10 thousands stores collect the crop of fruit and vegetable producers at the price they want and thus there is a risk that they will seize the all production. Tavşan said, “If Turkiye is left …

The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) announced today the recipients of the 2022 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award. This year’s program, sponsored by Alltech, honors 10 young agricultural journalists and communicators who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in reporting as well as excellent potential as leaders of the …

Egg Producers, Products and Industrialists’ Association (YÜSAD) joined the Turkish Food and Beverage Industry Associations Federation (TGDF), the largest non-governmental organization in the Turkish food and beverage industry. As of 2021, with a turnover of 465.9 billion liras and employment reaching 555 thousand, the food and beverage sector, which has …

“Long queues were forming. That’s why we have decided to hike the prices,” General Manager of Meat and Milk Board (ESK) Osman Uzun was dismissed because of this statement! Mustafa Kayhan, the former General Director of Livestock, was appointed as the General Manager of the ESK. Mustafa Kayhan and Osman …

EU gave a surplus of 47 billion Euros in agricultural trade… EU countries exported 197 billion Euros of agricultural products last year, as well as imported 150 billion Euros. The European Union (EU) had a surplus of 47 billion Euros from agricultural product trade last year. In this regard, the …

Press release… A call for healthy food from Uğur Toprak, the Head of Food Engineers İzmir Branch… Uğur Toprak, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Izmir Branch of the Chamber of Food Engineers, called for the disclosure of the penalties imposed to prevent fraud in food and said, …

Press release… The first 5 companies that realized nearly half of Aydın’s exports, which exceeded 1 billion dollars in 2021 for the first time in its history, were presented with the Stars of Aydın Export Award Ceremony. The province of both agriculture and industry: İzmir is the place where exports …