Haluk Okutur, Chairman of the Board of Istanbul Grain, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (İHBİR), said that they broke the all-time export record as the industry with 7.3 billion dollars in 2020. In his statement, Haluk Okutur emphasized that despite all the troubles brought by the epidemic and …
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VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION FOR BRAZIL IN 2020 IS 168 B DOLLARS…
The Gross Value of Agricultural Production (VBP) in 2020, based on information from November, is an estimated R$885.8 billion (168 billion dollars) that is 15.1% above the value in 2019, which was R$769.8 billion. The VBP of crops increased by 19.2% and livestock by 7.3%. Seven products from crops raised …
Read More »GROWING SYNERGY BETWEEN CHINA AND US IN AGRICULTURE…
By Hu Bingchuan There is no doubt that China and the United States have provided useful experience in agricultural development for human progress, especially for developing countries. The US leads the world in agricultural modernisation and output, and China is transitioning from smallholder farming to modern agriculture, having made huge …
Read More »MELİSA TOKGÖZ MUTLU: RUSSIA STANDS OUT IN FRESH FRUIT AND VEG EXPORTS
Tomato in products, Russia stands out in countries… Istanbul Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairwoman Melisa Tokgöz Mutlu said that last year, the top 5 exported products in the fresh fruit and vegetable sector as value basis were “tomato-fresh”, “cherry-fresh”, “tangerines-others”, “satsuma” and “pomegranate”. Mutlu said, “Most exports were …
Read More »QUALITY-BASED RAW MILK PRICING MODEL SHOULD BE REQUIRED!
National Milk Council (USK) executives who visited Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli demanded that the raw milk recommendation price to be determined under the umbrella of USK, as in previous periods. USK executives also stated that a quality-based raw milk pricing model should be implemented. President of the …
Read More »NİHAT ÇELİK: 2021 WILL BE THE YEAR OF SHEEP AND GOAT
Turkey Sheep and Goat Breeders’ Association (TÜDKİYEB) Chairman Nihat Çelik said that they aim the year of 2021 to be a peak term in this field by carrying the number of ovine animals to 70 million. Çelik also said that sheep and goat farming was one of the least affected …
Read More »IĞDIR’S HANDWOVEN CARPETS TO ADORN JAPANESE HOMES…
Iğdır University in the eponymous eastern province of Turkey has launched a new project focused on the preservation, development and promotion of the city’s carpets and rugs in association with the Turkish Employment Agency (IŞKUR). The university-owned business has sold the locally manufactured textile products to Japan in hopes of …
Read More »“HENCEFORTH NOBODY SHOULD EXPECT PLENTY OF ANCHOVIES”
Piraziz Fisheries Cooperative President of Giresun, Hamdi Arslan, said that even though the anchovy is like sand in the sea, it will end with this type of fishing. Arslan stated that the ban on anchovy hunting in our country is not enough. Piraziz (a district of Giresun province) Fisheries Cooperative …
Read More »AEGEAN EXPORTERS; THE WAY TO EXIST IN THE FUTURE IS ‘SMART AGRICULTURE’
Press release… Aegean exporters said “produce organic for the climate crisis” in Agriculture Week… The way to exist in the future is “smart agriculture”… One quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions come from food production. Aegean exporters, who have been feeding the world with organic production for 36 years, …
Read More »IS SPECIALIZED ORGANIZED INDUSTRIAL ZONES USEFUL FOR AGRICULTURE?
The specialized organized industrial zone based on agriculture (TDİOSB) is a wide range of goods and service production areas established by the public, legal person or persons, aimed at ensuring the integration of the agriculture and industry sector, producing agricultural and animal production and industrial facilities for their processing. The …
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