Rural Development

Due to the wrong agricultural policies based on imports implemented in Turkey, astronomical price hikes are experienced in the food sector. Abdullah Melik, Head of Şanlıurfa (Turkiye’s prominent southeastern province) Branch of the Chamber of Agricultural Engineers, said that the problems that reached the level of famine could only be …

The Indian Government’s proposal to deliver hi-tech services to farmers through public private partnerships (PPPs), recently presented in its annual budget, is likely to offer critical support for the agricultural sector at a time when it is greatly needed. The COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine has massively disrupted …

Turkiye to receive $472M support from $1.01B EU fund for agricultural, rural development… BRUSSELS… Turkiye will benefit the most from the EU’s €927 million ($1.01 billion) fund for pre-accession countries in agricultural and rural development, the European Commission announced on Wednesday.  The commission adopted assistance programs to support candidate countries …

New FAO and ITU study highlights the benefits from the use of digital technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa… The digital revolution currently underway in Sub-Saharan Africa offers enormous potential for economic growth and agricultural productivity. Coastal countries benefit from fast internet, thanks to undersea cables, and 4G mobile networks are expanding …

Niğde Governor Yılmaz Şimşek said that Niğde-Bor Agriculture-Based Livestock Specialization Organized Industrial Zone will contribute 125 million dollars to the economy of Niğde region and the country. Yılmaz Şimşek Emphasizing that they have developed 3 vision projects for Niğde, Governor Şimşek said: “When I started working in Niğde, we first …

Farmers Will Start to Smile, The Government Starts to Give Non-Refundable Cash Support! Grant Supports… One of the most popular economic support loans given to farmers by the state is non-refundable grants given to farmers who continue their production activities. The conditions required for farmers to receive grant support are …

The Harvest Festival of the greenhouses occupying 19,000 square meters (204,515 square feet) of land in Turkiye’s southern border province Hatay’s Reyhanlı district was held Tuesday with the participation of Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) Chairperson Kerem Kınık, as he said that Turkiye has been providing social product support, protection and …

Girgin: Honey producers cannot find sugar Republican People’s Party (CHP) Muğla Deputy Süleyman Girgin stated that honey producers in Muğla province have problems in supplying sugar from Turkish Sugar Factories (TÜRKŞEKER) and brought the issue to the agenda of the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye (TBMM). CHP Muğla Deputy Süleyman …

Derya Yanık, Minister of Family and Social Services, stated that they have been carrying out various activities since 2012 in order to raise awareness within the scope of women’s cooperatives and to encourage cooperatives for women. Derya Yanık Yanık said, “We reached 39 thousand people in total with 810 workshops, …

Press release… 13 agricultural development cooperatives in 10 provinces signed a cooperation protocol on e-commerce within the scope of the project which is financed by the European Union, carried out by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) along with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry …