Rural Development

The Central Union of Agricultural producers and Forest Owners (MTK) is an interest organization representing farmers, forest owners and rural entrepreneurs in Finland. In 2017 MTK celebrated it’s 100 years of anniversary together with 100 years anniversary of Finland’s independence. MTK has over 316 000 members in local agricultural producers’ …

Press release… FAO and the Antalya Agriculture Council place the 2021 International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV) under the spotlight… The event emphasized the importance of the fruit and vegetable sector for human health and rural economies… 14 December 2021, Virtual event  – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United …

Executives of seven women’s cooperatives in the Black Sea province of Giresun have attended a five-day entrepreneurship course with support from the governor’s office and a German foundation. “These kind of trainings are vital for the women cooperatives, which have been growing in number in recent years, in order to …

One of the many new ways of doing business that emerged during the Covid-19 lockdown was agricultural e-commerce, or online trading of agricultural commodities, fresh produce and even livestock. Like most technological disruptors, this form of trade provides many benefits to buyers and sellers alike, but is it here to …

A project to support and improve women cooperatives in Turkey, conducted by three ministries and funded by the European Union, has started in 24 out of the country’s entire 81 provinces, daily Milliyet reported. “The Improvement of Women Cooperatives” project, coordinated by the Family and Social Policies Ministry, Forestry and …

Press release… “Silk”, which has an important place in the history of the Küçük Menderes Basin, finds life again in the hands of women Joining their forces in Ödemiş, Kiraz and Beydağ districts of İzmir province, women will revive the silk weaving culture in the region by transforming the cocoons …

The Chairperson of the Turkish Beekeepers’ Association (TAB) warned: Without bees, agriculture will collapse Ziya Şahin, Chairperson of the Turkish Beekeepers’ Association, stated that after the global climate change and forest fires, the living spaces of bees have narrowed and without bees, agriculture and biodiversity will disappear. Ziya Şahin Saying …

India will become a financial superpower if it uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to digitise its vast farm sector, said Prof. Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum. In his virtual address at Bengaluru Tech Summit 2021 on Friday, Prof. Schwab said India had the technological capability and prowess to …

Camels for Somalia’s daily life mean more than just a means of transportation or a source of nutrition. In an economy devastated by conflict, the beasts become jack of all trades for Somalians In Somalia, which has long been hit by conflict, political instability and the negative impacts of climate …

Stating that structural changes are needed to solve the hike in food prices, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said, “Structurally, I see the most important change in contract production. In order for our farmers to be more comfortable, they need to start contracted production quickly over the years.” …