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Serpil Günal, General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors of the Insurance of Agriculture (TARSİM), said that the last year’s disasters such as fire, flood, drought and earthquake, which increased their severity with the effect of climate change, have passed in the shadow of the epidemic. Serpil Günal …

FAO’s benchmark index of food commodity prices in 2021 averaged sharply higher than in 2020… Rome – World food prices fell slightly in December as international prices for vegetable oils and sugar fell significantly from lofty levels, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported today. The FAO Food Price …

Autumn plantings are drawing to a close, in Europe. Rapeseed areas (for the 2022 harvest) have gone up again in most European production countries, as oilseeds benefit from the attractive prices and planting conditions, which have been satisfactory worldwide. On the other hand, soft winter wheat plantings will remain unchanged …

The 2022 work programme focuses on campaigns that align with the ambitions of the European Green Deal and support objectives from the Farm to Fork strategy, and the EU organic action plan… The European Commission allocated €185.9 million euros ($210.6 million USD) in 2022 for the promotion of European Union …

Country exported 344,379 tonnes of hazelnut to 122 countries in 2021, says regional trade association… Giresun, Türkiye… Turkey earned 2.26 billion dollars from hazelnut exports last year, a regional trade association said on Monday. In its statement, the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association (KFMİB) emphasized that a new …

At the United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP26 – held in Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2021, world leaders have discussed appropriate global action on climate change.But while much attention will focus on ways of curbing further greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, there’s also growing awareness of the need to try …

JOINT PRESS RELEASE FROM INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES… Sector representatives made a joint press statement on the problems experienced in the dairy sector and their solutions. Şemsi Bayraktar Chair of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) Şemsi Bayraktar, Chair of the Central Union of Turkish Dairy Producers (TSÜMB) Tevfik Keskin, Chair …

Chair of Istanbul Commodity Exchange (İSTİB) Ali Kopuz said, “Our 2022 output may be adversely affected due to the increase in agricultural input prices. It is vital to enhance our agricultural output in 2022 by taking additional measures in this regard.” Kopuz, whose evaluations are included in the statement made …

Adıyaman Chamber of Agriculture Chairperson Salih Şahan said that the last hike in electricity will hit the farmer who irrigates with electricity. Underlining that the hike in electricity prices will bring a huge burden to the farmers who irrigate with electricity, Salih Şahan said, “These electricity prices hit our farmers …