Mehmet Kendirlioğlu, Head of Aydın ​​Chambers of Agriculture said that last year, dried figs contributed 250 million dollars to the provincial economy. Kendirlioğlu said, “Although the yield was low this year in Aydın region, the world’s production centre, the increase in prices made the producers happy. The fig, whose price …

Mersin Commodity Exchange Chairman Abdullah Özdemir reminded that 2021 was declared the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables by FAO and said, “Our country has a great potential in the field of agriculture and food. According to FAO (2019) data, Turkey ranks fourth in world vegetable production and sixth in …

Press release… Citing the global rise in hunger, malnourishment and food insecurity, Viorel Gutu underlines the need to transform current agrifood systems to build long-term resilience… Viorel Gutu 25 October 2021, Virtual event –  On the occasion of World Food Day 2021, FAO, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Sustainability Academy, …