The Presidency’s Agriculture and Food Policies Board has launched an initiative to tackle Türkiye’s annual food waste, estimated at 23 million tons and costing the country tens of billions of dollars. According to the Turkish Foundation for Waste Prevention (TİSVA), per capita waste in the country reaches about 102 kilograms each year, with fruits and …

Ahmet Güldal, General Manager of the Turkish Grain Board (TMO), announced that, based on field observations, the hazelnut harvest is expected to be 453,000 tonnes this year. Ankara… In his assessment, Güldal stated that they are still at the beginning of the hazelnut harvest season and that, as in previous …

In the January-July period of 2025, 161,756 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye, generating 1.348 billion dollars in foreign currency inflows. Compared to the same period of the previous year, these exports decreased by 5 percent in quantity and 2 percent in value. Sebahattin Arslantürk, Deputy Chairman of the …