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Turkish authorities are planning to install solar panels on lakes and dams to prevent evaporation as some of the major lakes in Anatolia are under the threat of drought due to reduced precipitation levels resulting from global warming. The Agriculture Ministry as well as the General Directorate of State Hydraulic …

In the January-August period of this year, 5 billion 579 million 520 thousand dollars of cereals, pulses, oil seeds and their products were sold abroad from Turkey. Mahsum Altunkaya Mahsum Altunkaya, Chair of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM) Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Sector Board, said in his written statement …

In Anamur (a district of Mersin province), which alone meets 30 percent of Turkey’s banana production, drought bells began to ring. As farmers set out looking for ways to save their crops, there are concerns that the yield loss will reach serious proportions. AN AVERAGE OF 200 THOUSAND TONNES OF …

Press release… Series of crop festivals aim to inspire local governments and NGOs to “rescue” fresh, nutritious produce from farms that would be otherwise wasted and ensure its redistribution. 27 September 2021, Ankara – Globally, around 14 percent of food produced is lost between harvest and retail, while an estimated 17 percent of total …

Ramazan Özcan, Chairperson of Malatya Commodity Exchange, stated that both the fruit and the kernel of apricots are exported. Explaining that the apricot kernel creates its own market, Özcan said; Ramazan Özcan “Apricot kernels are one of the most important competitors of American almonds. Therefore, we closely monitor and control …

Press release… Bedri Girit, Chairperson of the Aegean Fishery and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, said that as the fishery and animal products sector, they offer three meals a day to humanity in healthy foods that meet the body’s protein needs and emphasized that they have turned this situation into an …

The latest research from government and non-government water use studies has confirmed that over 25 years cotton growers have almost halved the water needed to grow one bale of cotton. Research from the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI), supported by the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), revealed water …

Press release… In dried tomatoes, one of the most important flavours of the Mediterranean cuisine, Turkey is rushing to export 100 million dollars. Turkey, which is among the top five producers across the world in dried tomato exports, increased its dried tomato export from 48 million dollars to 62 million …