Events and Exhibitions

Press release… FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPORTS TO DISTANT MARKETS… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, announced that Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports in September reached 244.4 million dollars with a hike of 37 per cent compared to …

Press release… The 18th Ayvalık (a district of Türkiye’s western province of Balıkesir) International Olive Harvest Festival, which started on Friday, 13 October with a march of gratitude to olives, was the centre of attention this year with the harvest that started in Cunda (Island), followed by olive oil pressing …

Press release… AGRIEVOLUTION Chairman Ruiz heads Themataic Session on Supply Chain and Services atfirst Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Conference on SustainableAgricultural Mechanisation… Rome, from 27 – 29 September 2023 AGRIEVOLUTION represented equipment manufacturers worldwide in The Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (GAMC) convened at …

The theme for the International Day of Rural Women (15 October), “Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All”, highlights the essential role that rural women and girls play in the food systems of the world. From production of crops to processing, preparing and distributing foods, women’s labour – paid and …

Long-awaited EU animal welfare proposals are falling through without an official explanation. Some reports suspect that economic objectives are at play. A raft of highly-anticipated EU animal welfare proposals are overdue, and it seems that the European Commission will fall short on its commitments for the long-promised legislative reforms. Brussels appears to …

Press release… Türkiye’s leading food brand Pınar received full marks from the participants with its award-winning flavours at the Anuga Food and Beverage Fair, where nearly 170 thousand participants from 201 countries took part. İdil Yiğitbaşı İdil Yiğitbaşı, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors Pınar Dairy, said that at Anuga …

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has initiated a new program aimed at converting former mining areas into agricultural land and greening them using compost materials to enrich the soil. Within the scope of “Mining Site Rehabilitation Action Plan,” its initial implementation was carried out in the northern province of Trabzon’s Tonya district, …

An enterprise of the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry, which is the breeder of a significant proportion of racehorses, has sold 15 purebred Arabian foals for a total of 22 million Turkish Liras ($798,000) at an auction. The foals, all male and born in 2021, were raised at the Karacabey Agricultural Enterprise under …

Seed sector orientated towards the Balkans… Balkan Seed Workshop was organised in Edirne by the Balkan Seed Growers Association hosted by Trakya University with the support of Turkish Sub-Union of Seed Industrialists and Producers (TSÜAB). Stating that Türkiye has always been in close relations with the Balkan geography, TSÜAB President …

Press release… Organised by the Fruit Juice Industry Association (MEYED), which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, the 12th edition of the “Juiceful Istanbul Summit”, the most important international annual meeting of the sector, was held in Istanbul. Held on 21 September 2023 at Radisson Collection Hotel Vadi Istanbul, the …