Events and Exhibitions

Press release… Dr. Kenan Yalvaç, Secretary General of the Turkish Seed Industry Association (TÜRKTED), announced that The 2025 World Seed Congress of the International Seed Federation (ISF) will be held in Istanbul on 19-21 May 2025 in cooperation with the sector representatives Sub Union of Seed Industrialists and Producers (TSÜAB) …

Press release… Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association and Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association participated in the Summer Fancy Food Show Fair held in New York on 23-25 June 2024 and presented Turkish food products to the taste of Americans. Bedri Girit Under the national …

In Mediterranean province of Mersin’s Mut district, 200 thousand tonnes of apricots were produced this year and 100 thousand tonnes were exported. Apricots were sent to Romania, Russia, Ukraine, India, Middle East and European countries. It was reported that 200 thousand tonnes of apricots were produced this year in Mut …

Press release… The cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector, which exported 680 million dollars to the USA in 2023 and the Turkish fisheries and animal products sector, which ramped up its exports to the USA to 123 million dollars, prepared the ground for new commercial connections at the New York …

The EU’s Farm to Fork strategy, the agri-food branch of the European Green Deal, aims for 25% of farmland to be organic by 2030… Land used for organic agricultural production accounted for 10.5% of the EU’s total farmland in 2022, according to data released by Eurostat on 19 June. The Eurostat report …

The country wants to cut 70 percent of its total emissions by 2030… The Danish government will introduce Europe’s first carbon tax on agriculture, after a five-month negotiation with farming and conservation groups ended in a historic agreement on Monday night. From 2030 farmers will have to pay 120 Danish krone (€16) …

In Malatya, where most of the world’s dried apricot production is supplied, the new apricot harvest has started, but producers are having difficulty finding workers. After the 2024 estimated dried apricot yield was announced, it is stated that the migration after the earthquakes negatively affected the harvest period. In the …

Arslan Soydan, Member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), stated that the yields announced for the hazelnut harvest season of 2024 do not reflect the reality and said, “The studies to be carried out after the month of July will reflect the real …

No place for exploitation of consumers’ environmental sensitivity! No mercy for greenwashing! The Advertising Board, which continues its efforts to prevent the exploitation of consumers’ sensitivity to nature through greenwashing, decided to impose administrative sanctions on 4 different companies operating in the food, clothing and durable consumer goods sectors on …

An increase is expected in the yield of Zara Honey, which is registered in Zara district of Central Anatolian province of Sivas. Honey production, which declined to 600 tonnes due to heavy rainfall in the previous year, is targeted between 900 and a thousand tonnes this year with favourable conditions. …