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Water shortage to pose risk to food supply!

Türkiye is faced with the danger of losing some 20 percent of its water resources by 2030, which will pose a significant risk to its food supply, according to a study by the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry. The report studied how climate change would affect the country’s underground and surface water resources …

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Turkish watchdog closes Ferrero hazelnut monopoly probe…

Türkiye’s competition watchdog has announced it was ending an investigation into Italian company Ferrero over charges that it was monopolizing the country’s hazelnut market. In a statement, the Competition Authority (RK) said the Nutella maker made commitments to resolve complaints from local hazelnut farmers that it was abusing its dominant …

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A summit of rural anger?

After months of protests in Europe’s cities and roads and an unexpected political foothold in the conclusions of the European Council on 1 February, farmers will be back on the agenda of the EU leaders at the summit on 21 and 22 March.  Normally, agriculture lands on the table of EU leaders …

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