Approximately 1 million square kilometres of fertile land becomes unusable each year due to desertification, with 17 June designated as the ‘World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought’ by the UN since 1994. The day aims to raise awareness about the issues of desertification, land degradation and drought, with this …

June, 2025, Samsun… Professor Dr. Yusuf Demir, Head of the Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation at OMÜ Faculty of Agriculture, warned that ‘According to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification,’ 135 million people worldwide are expected to migrate by 2030 as a result of this process! Professor Dr. …

Press release… Southeastern Anatolia’s exports of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and their products soared by 7.9 percent in the first five months of the year, reaching 1.5 billion dollars. During this period, exports reached nearly 1.9 million tonnes, a 4.5 percent hike in volume, including 431,300 tonnes of pasta, 397,900 tonnes …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Yumaklı stated that there were no problems with sacrificial animals during Eid al-Adha, saying, “830 thousand cattle and 2.5 million sheep and goats were slaughtered in Türkiye, for a total of 3 million 330 thousand animals.” Yumaklı noted that Türkiye ranks first in Europe and …

Work permit applications for experienced foreign shepherds to be employed in cases where the local workforce is insufficient in the livestock sector in Türkiye began to be accepted yesterday. Ankara, June 2025… The Ministry of Labour and Social Security in Türkiye allows experienced foreign shepherds to obtain work permits when …

Authorities are planning to shift Türkiye‘s urban landscaping strategies toward drought-resistant designs to conserve water and reduce maintenance costs amid water scarcity concerns. The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry announced plans to replace water-intensive lawns with drought-tolerant plants in public spaces such as parks, highways and tourism areas. The initiative aims to align landscaping practices …

A “Fragrance Tunnel” featuring fragrant and colorful flowers and plants has been established in Türkiye’s northwestern province of Edirne. This project, aimed at creating a new attraction in the city, began three years ago at the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Dye Plants Garden within the Thrace Agricultural Research Institute …

Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı announced that Turkish Afyon sausage (Turkish style fermented sausage -known as sucuk – made with ground meat, usually beef or lamb, with a high fat content and added spices) has been granted geographical indication registration by the European Union. İbrahim Yumaklı Sharing the exciting …

Press release… Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chairman of the Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Sector Board of Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM), assessed the expectations of both producers and industrialists in the wheat market as the new harvest season begins. Emphasising that wheat leads the way with 7 million hectares of cultivation area …

Press release… SlurryKat launches all new design mobile nurse tank with unique features… By Chris McCullough… AN all-new design Generation 3 range of mobile nurse tanks has been launched by SlurryKat, to compliment it’s already popular range of tanks first introduced in 2015. This new range continues to use the …