In the first herbarium established after the proclamation of the Republic of Türkiye, situated in the capital Ankara, approximately 250,000 species of dried plant samples are being meticulously preserved through pressing and storing. Tuğrul Körüklü The “ANK Herbarium” was founded in 1933 by the German botanist Kurt Krause and his …
Read More »QU DONGYU OF CHINA RE-ELECTED FAO DIRECTOR-GENERAL!
Press release… Overwhelming support confirms second term as head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations QU Dongyu was today re-elected to a second term as Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In ballot by FAO member countries, Qu received a …
Read More »BEDRI GIRIT: WE PROVIDED A 48 PERCENT SPIKE IN OUR EXPORTS TO THE USA
Press release… The Turkish aquaculture and animal products industry, which ramped up its exports to the United States from $71 million to $105 million in 2022 with an increase of 48 percent, laid the groundwork for new commercial connections at the New York Fancy Food Show. The Aegean Fisheries and …
Read More »AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE TYPOLOGIES TO BE DETERMINED IN TURKIYE…
Press release… Ankara… Agricultural enterprise typologies in the livestock sector in Türkiye will be determined in cooperation with FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The project aims to develop the technical capacity of the relevant units of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in order to improve more …
Read More »PINAR MEAT; ‘MOST ADMIRED COMPANY’
Press release… “Most Admired Company Award” has gone to the Pınar Meat! Pınar Meat was selected as the “Most Admired Company” in the “Packaged Meat Products” category in the “Most Admired Companies of the Business World” research, organised by Zenna Research Company… Hüseyin Demir, General Manager of Pınar Et, which …
Read More »YUMAKLI: WE SET A 10-MINUTE TARGET FOR FIRE RESPONSE
Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı has announced an ambitious target of 10 minutes for this year’s fire response time. “Next year, we will surpass our achievements from the previous year in terms of equipment, materials, and personnel. We are committed to preserving this ecosystem, which faces various threats and natural events,” Yumaklı …
Read More »BAYRAKTAR: WE ESTIMATE THAT OVER 3 MILLION ANIMALS TO BE SACRIFICIED THIS YEAR
Press release… ANKARA – Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar, in the press statement, said that while evaluating the sacrificial prices, they estimate that this year, approximately 785 thousand cattle, 2 million 600 thousand sheep and goats, a total of 3 million 385 thousand sacrificial animals will …
Read More »JAK ESKINAZI: TURKISH FOOD EXPORTS TO THE USA HAVE DOUBLED IN THE LAST 4 YEARS
Press release… Turkish delicacies to decorate the tables of the new world… The demand of American people for delicious food products grown in Anatolian lands and seas is increasing exponentially with each passing day. While the total food imports of the USA soared from 154 billion dollars to 220 billion …
Read More »REGULAR COFFEE DRINKERS LIVE LONGER!
Giant research: Coffee drinkers live longer! Analysis of half a million records in the United Kingdom (UK) Biobank database showed that those who drank 2-3 cups of coffee a day tended to live longer and were less affected by cardiovascular disease, compared to those who did not drink coffee at …
Read More »TURKIYE’S BUSINESS LEADERS EMBRACE ‘GREEN TRANSFORMATION’
Press release… CEO climate summit spurs dialogue on decarbonization Istanbul, 14 June 2023 – In the first such gathering following the formation of the new Government, more than 200 top business executives and bankers – some of them from the most carbon-intensive sectors of the economy – gathered today in …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
