Harvesting of the world’s most expensive spice Saffron has started in Karabük… Saffron harvest was held in Safranbolu district of Karabük province. In the event organised in the saffron field belonging to İsmail Yılmaz in the Keten neighbourhood of Yukarıçiftlik village, the participants visited the field and harvested saffron. ‘VERY …
Read More »The world’s best quality quince; Yellow Diamond of Sakarya region!
SAKARYA – The harvest of the golden yellow quince of the geographically marked indications, which is exported to the world and grown in Geyve and Pamukova districts of Türkiye’s northwestern province of Sakarya, continues. The golden yellow of the marked indications, which are evaluated from stem to leaf and carefully …
Read More »Researchers target sorghum breeding to boost grain crops…
A research team led by The University of Queensland is on track to solve a major problem for Australian farmers using targeted breeding to improve yields for sorghum crops. The work is part of a five-year $12 million research investment collaboration with industry and government to reduce sorghum lodging. Professor …
Read More »Seven pilot provinces, led by UNDP with financial support from the EU, are implementing strategies and action plans to promote civic participation…
PRESS RELEASE… Local governments in Türkiye forge partnerships with civil society to solve urgent challenges… With UNDP and EU support, seven pilot provinces launch strategies and action plans to promote civic engagement… Ankara, 25 October 2024 – Alliances between local government and civil society are a winning combination for devising …
Read More »Shaktiman launches new innovative agri-machines at EIMA…
Press release… Rajkot (Gujarat, India), 23 October 2024 – India’s largest manufacturer of agricultural equipmentwill use this year’s EIMA International 2024 exhibition happening in Bologna, Italy to signal itscommitment to the worldwide market and its support for farmers, with its unique machineryoffering and new product launches. Making full use of …
Read More »Burak Hucuptan: Chef Seasons became the pride of Turkish food exporters at SIAL 2024
Press release… Chef Seasons, a member of the Aegean Grains, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association, crowned its mission to create a better future for everyone in the 60th anniversary of SIAL Paris with the award it received and became the pride of Turkish food exporters. Burak Hucuptan At …
Read More »Danger in anchovy catch; there may be no anchovies for future generations!
Professor Dr. Mehmet Aydın from Ordu University stated that anchovy hunts for fish meal and fish oil threaten the anchovy stocks consumed as human food and that it will be difficult to leave anchovies to future generations with this trend. Ordu University (ODÜ) Fatsa Faculty of Marine Sciences Faculty Member …
Read More »Emre Uygun: We set ambitious targets for olive and olive oil exports
Press release… Türkiye entered the new season with an export target of 200 thousand tonnes of olive oil and 100 thousand tonnes of table olives… Emre Uygun Historic harvest requires historic records in exports… Historical harvest in olive and olive oil has set big targets in exports… The country, which …
Read More »1.1 billion people in the world live in extreme poverty!
According to the report updated by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), more than 1 billion people in the world, more than half of them children, live in acute poverty. While 584 million people under the age of 18 live in extreme poverty, the rate of those suffering from extreme poverty …
Read More »Ilgın Hasırcıoğlu: Frozen bread reduces waste!
According to data from the Turkish Food Employers’ Association (TÜGİS), approximately 12 million loaves of bread are wasted every day in Türkiye. Half of this waste occurs in homes, while the other half occurs at out-of-home consumption points such as restaurants, hotels, canteens and dining halls. This wastage, caused by …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
