Gene editing can have a major impact on global agriculture through rapid development of crop varieties with diverse desirable traits… In what has been a first, this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to two women scientists and an all-women team, France’s Emmanuelle Charpentier and the US’s Jennifer …

Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) Board member and Fisheries Sector Committee Chairperson Ismail Kobya said that Turkey’s fisheries and aquatic products have a significant potential in exports. Emphasizing that the exports of fish oil and fish meal, which are among the seafood products, have showed an improvement every year, …

Growth rate figures in Turkey are not yet supported by an increase in productivity at the desired level. There is a need for more inclusive and continuous studies to systematically analyse and resolve productivity problems at national and sectoral level, at different segments and scales. In addition, development of mechanisms, …

In the January-October period, 26 thousand 109 tons of fish oil and fish meal (flour) were exported and 45 million 360 thousand 603 dollars obtained in return. According to the data of Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), during January-October term of this year, Turkey exported 26 thousand 109 tons …

Saudi Arabia, in a new decision, has officially suspended purchasing animal products from Turkey, Turkish media reported Saturday, citing governmental statements. The information was shared with Turkish daily Dünya by the commercial counselor of Turkey’s embassy in Riyadh, who cited a note from Saudi Arabia’s embassy in the Turkish capital …

Bulghur, which is indispensable for Turkish food culture, takes its place on the tables after a long and laborious production process in factories in Gaziantep. Half of bulghur production and exports across Turkey, is made in Gaziantep province of Southeastern Anatolia. Wheat grown in Southeastern Anatolia region, brought to facilities …

The harvest of the fully organically grown olives in Mardin’s Derik district has been completed. The producers started the process of converting the olives they collected into olive oil. Erkan Doğan, Chairperson of Mardin Olive Producers’ Union, stated that there is a fertile season in the olive harvest and said, …

Press release… Supply chains are changing to include a new set of laws on the prevention of child labour, human rights, the environment and protection of nature. According to Jak Eskinazi, Coordinator Chairman of Aegean Exporters’ Associations, fair trade in the global supply chain will be decisive for the welfare …

Turkey will rank fifth in Europe for increasing its renewable power capacity, which is forecast to add 22.2 gigawatts (GW) by 2025 to reach 66.8 GW, according to International Energy Agency (IEA) data compiled by Anadolu Agency. The country’s total installed renewable energy capacity stood at 44.6 GW at the end of 2019. Out of …

Milk producers will breathe thanks to China… Press release… China has become the 6th country to which the dairy industry exports the most in 5 months. The Turkish dairy industry has made a fast entry into China, where it received an export visa in May 2020. Turkey has showed a …