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“Southeastern Anatolia’s cereal exports hit a record!”

The cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector in the Southeastern Anatolia region displayed a remarkable performance in the first quarter of the year. Cereal exports in the Southeastern Anatolia region reached a record level with a significant spike. Celal Kadooğlu, Head of the Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters …

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Dr. Nazan An – Dr. Tufan Turp: Drought may change the flavour of grapes!

The effects of climate change on viticulture areas in Türkiye were investigated. According to the results of the study, drought and increasing temperatures in the next 30 years will cause quality and flavour changes in grapes. Dr. Nazan An According to a new study investigating how viticulture areas in Türkiye …

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Digital investments in agriculture surpass 1 billion dollars…

A digital transformation is taking place in agriculture. In Türkiye, which plays a pioneering role in digital agricultural technologies , agricultural digital investments surpassed 1 billion dollars. Thanks to investments such as sensors and smart agricultural machinery, a 20 per cent increase in agricultural yield was achieved. Up to 70 …

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Ömer Celal Umur: Turkish tobacco soared by 30 percent in dollar terms; we should not lose our competitiveness

Press release… Ömer Celal Umur, Chairperson of Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ Association, stated that there are big increases in input costs in all agricultural products in Türkiye. Ömer Celal Umur “In recent years, we have had to export Turkish tobacco for 30 percent more on a dollar basis. This may lead …

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Yıldıray Gençer: Türkiye exports seeds to 100 countries

Yıldıray Gençer, the Chairperson of the Sub-Union of the Seed Industrialists and Producers, stated that the Turkish seed sector has a strong structure. Yıldıray Gençer “We not only produce our own seeds. We export seeds to over 100 countries. In 2023, we exported 326.8 million dollars against 249.6 million dollars …

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Gürdoğan: We should be able to process and export salmon as semi-finished products

Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Vice President of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), said that a new sector could be started in salmon. Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan Gürdoğan said, “We send salmon as semi-finished products, that is, in other forms such as fillets. Türkiye should create its own brand and send …

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Hayrettin Uçak: Cherry trees are looking forward to breaking export records!

Press release… 250 million dollars target in cherry exports! The first cherry harvest of 2024 in Türkiye, the world leader in cherry production, was made a week earlier than in 2023 with the early arrival of spring. Hayrettin Uçak The first cherry harvest of the Northern Hemisphere was held in …

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Dr. Nazimi Açıkgöz; Mushroom Economy

Although fungi are among vegetables in terms of our food, they are not in the animal or plant kingdom. They are a primitive group of living organisms that do not have organs such as true roots, stems, leaves and flowers and lack chlorophyll, that is, they cannot photosynthesise. These naturally …

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