Executives of seven women’s cooperatives in the Black Sea province of Giresun have attended a five-day entrepreneurship course with support from the governor’s office and a German foundation. “These kind of trainings are vital for the women cooperatives, which have been growing in number in recent years, in order to …

Reminding that 70 percent of the banana consumed 20 years ago was imported, WPC-Walnut Chairman Berk Noyan said, “Now, domestic production meets 90 percent of the demand. We wrote a success story in bananas, we can also do it in walnuts.” Berk Noyan Turkey, which ranks third after China and …

Press release… Double happiness in chestnut export. Turkey’s chestnut exports soared by 31 percent from 5 thousand 164 tonnes to 6 thousand 781 tonnes in the January-November period of 2021, while the amount of foreign exchange obtained from chestnuts increased by 79 percent from 13.2 million dollars to 23.7 million …

One of the many new ways of doing business that emerged during the Covid-19 lockdown was agricultural e-commerce, or online trading of agricultural commodities, fresh produce and even livestock. Like most technological disruptors, this form of trade provides many benefits to buyers and sellers alike, but is it here to …

Stating that 6 thousand hectares of pine honey forest area burned in forest fires, Ziya Şahin, Head of Turkish Beekeepers’ Association (TAB), said, “Global climate change has turned both our plants and living things upside down, in short, the biosystem has been mostly affected. It’s not just about honey production. …

A project to support and improve women cooperatives in Turkey, conducted by three ministries and funded by the European Union, has started in 24 out of the country’s entire 81 provinces, daily Milliyet reported. “The Improvement of Women Cooperatives” project, coordinated by the Family and Social Policies Ministry, Forestry and …

Panels to discuss sustainable development, autonomous systems, supply chains, digital agriculture… ISTANBUL  The fifth edition of the Istanbul Economy Summit kicked off on Friday under the theme of “Green Economy.” İsmail Gülle During the day-long summit, a range of issues were discussed, including sustainable development, renewable energy, ecotourism and environment …

Lely wins Boerenbusiness’s 2021 Agribusiness Award with the Lely Sphere. According to Independent Jury President Aalt Dijkhuizen, the Lely Sphere is “an especially effective solution to today’s complex nitrogen problem”. Lely professionals Romy van Aalst and Rik Janssen received the award from Aalt Dijkhuizen, President of the Jury for the …

Press release… Poyraz Olive Oils, one of the first brands that come to mind in olive oil in the Aegean Region, entered the top 10 in its sector according to the export figures of 2020 announced by the Aegean Exporters’ Association (EİB). Soykan Yanya Poyraz Olive Oils General Manager Soykan …

Tahir Büyükhelvacıgil, Chairperson of the Vegetable Oil Industrialists’ Association (BYSD), said that he predicted that sunflower oil prices could stabilize as in January and February. Tahir Büyükhelvacıgil Tahir Büyükhelvacıgil said, “It doesn’t end with just oil. We are also dependent on the outside in the cardboard, cap, tin and many …