Emphasizing the need to increase support in returning to rural areas so as to rise food production and agricultural lands, TESK (Craftsmen and Artisans’ Confederation of Turkey) President Bendevi Palandöken said, “The importance of food products, vegetables and fruits has been understood in the early stages of the pandemic process. …
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CITRUS EXPORTS TO RUSSIA INCREASED 47 PERCENT SO FAR THIS YEAR…
Exports of citrus fruits from Turkey to Russia increased 47 percent from January to May, compared with the same period last year, reaching 118 million dollars (TL 812 million), according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). A total of 197,000 tons of citrus products, including orange, lemon, grapefruit …
Read More »INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING IN EUROPE COFFEE CHAT SERIES…
The U.S. Commercial Service’s Global Advanced Manufacturing Team and Europe Team invite American exporters to join us for “virtual coffee chats” with our U.S. Embassy colleagues across Europe. These informal video discussions are through Microsoft Teams. Each session will cover the current status of the advanced manufacturing sector in the region and …
Read More »THREE CHALLENGES FOR FINNISH AGRI-FOOD SECTOR…
Finnish agriculture has a struggle with profitability, and this has been going on at least since 2007, when we happened to have domestic products, while a global undersupply on basic products, mostly grain, was a fact. One of the biggest challenges to get a better profitability should be higher prices …
Read More »THE END OF THE BREAKFAST BUFFET!
Due to COVID-19, the beloved self-serve travel perk is no more. Here’s what you can expect to wake up to instead There’s a particular pleasure to the travel ritual of waking up in crisp hotel sheets, meandering downstairs, and finding a fully stocked breakfast buffet splayed out before you. Then there’s …
Read More »DENİZ ATAÇ: SOIL IS LIFE
The World Day of Combating Desertification and Drought, which is celebrated every year by the United Nations on June 17, focuses on the link between consumption and land this year. In this important day, which draws attention with the theme of sustainable production and consumption, TEMA Foundation (The Turkish Foundation …
Read More »TURKEY; AN AGRICULTURAL HUB IN THE REGION…
Turkey is an agricultural and animal production hub in the region and even for countries beyond, with its high production capacity and food security standards, according to university agriculturalist Orhan Özçatalbaş. The country has the largest agricultural revenue in Europe and is second on a global scale, the professor at Akdeniz …
Read More »BANANA PRODUCTION TO MEET THE DEMAND BY 2023…
Banana production in Turkey could reach a sufficient level to meet the entire domestic demand by 2023, according to the country’s leading banana growers. Ahmet Şeref Gümüş, the president of the Anamur Chamber of Agriculture, told Anadolu Agency (AA) Sunday that the number of greenhouses continues to increase in the …
Read More »“E-COMMERCE IS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN CHINA”
Wolfgang Qi, Chairman of the Guangdong Food Importers’ Association, who made a presentation on account of a video conference with Aegean Exporters’ Association, about the latest situation in the Chinese market and the export potential in the country along with the Food2China Fair, which will be held in the format …
Read More »‘ORGANIC SUBSTANCE MOBILIZATION’ CALL FROM NATIONAL GRAIN COUNCIL…
Press release… UHK Calls for Organic Substance Mobilization… National Grain Council (UHK) Board Member and Rector of KTO Karatay University, Professor Bayram Sade said that the lack of organic substance in the soil, which causes low productivity and high cost in agriculture could be resolved with “Organic Substance Mobilization.” Underlining …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector