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ŞEMSİ BAYRAKTAR: HAPPY WORLD FARMERS’ DAY!

Press release… Ankara- 14.05.2021- Şemsi Bayraktar, Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President, said, “Our farmers continue to produce unabated despite all difficulties during the coronavirus process. If we have had food on our tables since the beginning of the pandemic, it is thanks to them.” “For this reason, I …

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APRIL PRECIPITATION RATE DOWN BY 50 PERCENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY!

Turkey is heading toward farming season under a severe threat of drought, a water report has revealed, noting a 50 percent decrease in the rate of precipitation across the country in April. “There was 90 percent decline in rainfalls in the Southeastern Anatolia region and some 76 percent decline in Eastern Anatolia in April,” said a …

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TURKEY’S MILK PRODUCTION RISES BY 3.3 PERCENT IN FIRST QUARTER…

Turkey‘s cow milk production rose by 3.3 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to last year, the country’s statistical authority revealed on May 12. The amount of cow milk collected by the integrated dairies reached 2.6 million tons from January to March, TÜİK data showed. Drinking milk production decreased 1.1 percent year-on-year …

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ALL PLANTS SEEDS OF TURKEY’S FLORA PROTECTED IN 32 GENE BANKS…

The Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has been storing the seeds of all kinds of plants grown across the country in some 32 gene banks in a bid to conserve the rich flora of Turkey from going extinct, the head of the project said on April 30. “We store every plants’ seeds in these …

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TURKISH POULTRY OUTPUT DECLINES IN FIRST QUARTER…

Turkey‘s poultry production decreased on an annual basis in the first quarter of this year, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said on May 12. The country produced 528,968 tons of chicken meat this January-March, down 3.5 percent year-on-year, TÜİK said. Turkey’s hen egg production fell 3.9 percent on a yearly basis to 4.9 billion units in …

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TURKISH COMPANIES INVEST IN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS IN SOUTH SUDAN…

Turkish companies are making a $105-million investment in an agro-industrial project in South Sudan, Turkey‘s Ambassador in Juba has said. Speaking during his visit to the project site on May 11, Erdem Mutaf noted that the investment in the agro-industrial complex will cover different production lines and also create job opportunities for South Sudanese. …

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FOOD INSECURITY AND WATER SHORTAGE TURKEY’S TOP CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS!

A bleak future mired in water shortage and a food security crisis awaits Turkey if we cannot mitigate the effects of climate change, an Istanbul-based climate scientist has warned. “Drought is the most pressing issue we need to deal with … As a country, the most important problem (we have) in the …

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