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SİNAN KIZILTAN: EXPORTS OF FISHERY AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS SURPASS 3 BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST TIME

Press release… The Turkish fishery and animal products sector garnish the world’s tables for 3 meals a day, increasing its exports by 28 percent in the last year, climbing from 2 billion 350 million dollars to 3 billion dollars 6 million dollars. For the first time in the history of …

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ROB LAREW: TODAY WE LAUNCHED THE FAIRNESS FOR FARMERS CAMPAIGN

Press release… Washington – Today, National Farmers Union, a national organization advocating on behalf of nearly 200,000 American farm families and their communities, launched Fairness for Farmers. This campaign seeks to rally Americans to urge their Congressional leaders and the Biden administration to take concrete steps to curtail consolidation in agriculture, which …

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WORLD CEREAL SUPPLIES REMAIN ADEQUATE DESPITE LOWER PRODUCTION PROSPECTS…

Global cereal production in 2021 is forecast to reach  2 788 million tonnes, up by 0.7 percent from the year before but below July’s expectations, according to FAO’s new Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, also released recently. World wheat output is now expected to contract by 0.7 percent to 769.5 million …

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RUSSIA EXTENDS AN EMBARGO ON FOODS FROM USA AND EU!

Moscow extended an embargo on foods from the United States and the European Union until December 2022, in response to several countries’ sanctions on Russia, according to a decree by President Vladimir Putin published on Monday. The import ban on dairy products, meat, fruit and vegetables, introduced in August 2014, …

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AEGEAN EXPORTERS’ ASSOCIATIONS JOIN FORCES OF COMPANIES FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD!

Press release… Aegean food exporters, who process the flavours grown in the plains, mountains, forests and seas of Turkey and reach billions of people all over the world and catch an annual export figure of 5.5 billion dollars, are trying to increase their sustainability competencies in food exports with the …

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“PARIS AGREEMENT IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE FOR THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE”

Press release… İzmir Commodity Exchange Chairwoman Işınsu Kestelli and Assembly Speaker Barış Kocagöz made a statement on the subject after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the Paris Agreement would come to the agenda of the Parliament. Kestelli and Kocagöz said that the Paris Agreement, which is one of the …

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PAKDEMİRLİ: WE MUST WORK TOGETHER IN COMBATING FOOD WASTE AND LOSSES

Agriculture Minister Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli stated that thanks to the awareness created with the “Save Your Food” campaign, households have economised 100 million dollars. Speaking at the session titled “Working together to achieve the zero hunger goal: Successful projects implemented by the Ministries of Agriculture” at the G20 Agriculture Ministers …

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SUBREGIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD LOSS AND WASTE REDUCTION IN CENTRAL ASIA, AZERBAIJAN AND TURKEY…

Press release… Virtual event… The Subregional conference on food loss and waste reduction is organized by FAO in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey on 29 September, to mark the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.The event aims to encourage governments in Central Asia, …

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KEMAL KAÇMAZ: TANGERINE EXPORTS WILL START ON SEPTEMBER 28

National Citrus Council (UNK) Chairperson Kemal Kaçmaz stated that the new season of tangerine exports will start on September 28. Kemal Kaçmaz, Chair of National Citrus Council, in his written statement, reminded that the new citrus export season started with Mayer type lemons on 20 August. Indicating that they have …

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SPACE 2021: A GREAT EDITION FOR STARTING AND MEETING AGAIN!

Press release… The 35th edition of SPACE, inaugurating its new format, was held from 14 to 16 September, in person, at the Parc-Expo in Rennes, and continued on 17 September in a digital version. After two years without a physical edition due to the health crisis, this edition was a …

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