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 …
Read More »TURKEY’S 10-MONTH PISTACHIO EXPORTS SURPASS 2020 FIGURES…
Pistachio exports from Turkey in the January-October period of this year have exceeded the export figure of last year by 33%. Some $118.9 million worth of pistachio exports were made in 2020, according to the compilation of the Southeastern Anatolian Exporters’ Association (GAIB) data by Anadolu Agency (AA), while in …
Read More »FISH STOCK IN BLACK SEA DECREASING!
The amount of fish caught in 2021 has decreased across the country, while water pollution and overfishing have reduced the fish stock in the Black Sea, according to an expert. Stressing especially on overfishing, Ahmet Şahin from Sürmene Marine Sciences Faculty of Karadeniz Technical University (KTÜ), warned, “The amount of fish caught in …
Read More »CIRCULAR ECONOMY DISCUSSED AT ULUDAĞ ECONOMY SUMMIT…
New production and business models that emphasize innovation and sustainability were discussed at the “Circular Economy: Don’t Waste the Future” session on the second day of the Uludağ Economy Summit. Emrah Bilge, the general director of Çöpüne Sahip Çık Foundation, former CEO of Ellen MacArtur Foundation Jamie Butterworth, Director of U.N. Food Program Turkey Nils Grede, …
Read More »TURKEY WITNESSED LEAST PRECIPITATION OF TWO DECADES LAST YEAR!
An annual report released by the State Meteorological Service has showed that the volume of the precipitation across the country between Oct. 1, 2020 and Sept. 30, 2021, has been the least of the last two decades. “The precipitation decreased by 16 percent compared to rainfalls that occurred a year ago and …
Read More »“WE HAVE MOST MODERN AND INTEGRATED FACILITIES IN FISHERIES ACROSS THE WORLD”
Press release… Turkish aquaculture growers rely on nutritional values… Collaboration with the university from the aquaculture sector… The Fisheries sector, which brought in foreign currency of 1 billion 97 million dollars to Turkey in the January-October period of 2021, added a new ring to the University-Export cooperation in order to …
Read More »EXPORT OF AEGEAN AGRICULTURE SECTORS EXCEEDS 5 BILLION DOLLARS…
Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) Coordinator Chairperson Jak Eskinazi said that the agricultural sectors have been strongly represented in the export pattern of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations throughout its 82-year history. Jak Eskinazi Eskinazi announced that the agricultural sectors within the EİB exceeded 5 billion dollars for the first …
Read More »MILK, MEAT AND MIGHT; CAMEL IS KING IN SOMALIA’S ECONOMY!
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 …
Read More »TURKEY IS THE WORLD’S FIFTH LARGEST PRODUCER OF OLIVE OIL!
“WE SHOULD BRING OLIVE MILL WASTEWATER AND POMACE TO THE ECONOMY”
Suggestion to bring olive mill wastewater and olive pomace to the economy! It has been reported that the vegetation water emerging in the 2021-2022 olive harvest season, which started in Edremit Bay, one of the leading olive production centres of Turkey, can be converted into economic added value. Balıkesir University …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
