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Aquaculture production soared by 1.8 percent in 2021 compared to the previous year and amounted to 799 thousand 851 tons, while aquaculture products accounted for 59 percent of the production. Fisheries hunting decreased by 9.9 percent last year. Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK – TURKSTAT)) announced the fisheries data for 2021. …

Deputy Minister Pakdil: No one will be worried that he will be harmed! Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Nihat Pakdil attended the ‘World Milk Day’ event held in a restaurant in Ankara. In addition to Pakdil, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Agriculture Commission Yunus Kılıç and sector representatives took …

In 2001, World Milk Day was established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food, and to celebrate the dairy sector. Each year since, the benefits of milk and dairy products have been actively promoted around the world, including how …

Press release… Medicinal and aromatic plants continue to spread in İzmir region. One of the projects of the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry in this area is “The Miracle of Oregano (Thyme) from the Mountains to the Field”. Oregano seedlings, which were given with a 75% grant, met with …

Conflict and food insecurity go hand-in-hand. Without peace, stable food systems and sustainable development will always be out of reach. The war in Ukraine has caused not only a humanitarian crisis, but is also increasing food and fuel prices, which in turn are impacting the world’s most vulnerable people. Even …

Press release… Umur: “Virginia and burley tobacco production will increase” Sharing the knowledge that 30 percent of the tobacco to be used in tobacco products produced in Turkiye will gradually have to be grown in the country, Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ Chairperson Ömer Celal Umur stated that there will be an …

A presidential decree published in the Official Gazette has paved the way for the import of 400,000 tonnes of sugar at a time when sugar price in the domestic market is rising. The decree stipulates that no customs duties will be levied on the 400,000 tonnes of sugar to be imported and that import …

Chair of SETBIR İsa Coşkun said, “Turkiye ranks 10th in terms of production value in agriculture. But we cannot achieve the same points in efficiency.” Making evaluations on the dairy sector, Turkish Dairy, Meat, Food Industrialists’ and Producers’ Association (SETBIR) Chairman of the Board, İsa Coşkun, stated that although Turkiye …

Press release… Öztürk: “Export of cereals, pulses, oilseeds has exceeded 10 billion dollars” Sharing the information that Turkiye’s food exports have reached 24.5 billion dollars in the last 1-year period, Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association Chairperson Muhammet Öztürk said that as the grains, pulses oilseeds sector, they …