Seed sector orientated towards the Balkans… Balkan Seed Workshop was organised in Edirne by the Balkan Seed Growers Association hosted by Trakya University with the support of Turkish Sub-Union of Seed Industrialists and Producers (TSÜAB). Stating that Türkiye has always been in close relations with the Balkan geography, TSÜAB President …

Average temperature in the first nine months of the year was 1.40°C above pre-industrial levels… 5 October 2023 Last September was reported to be the hottest September on record so far. According to the statement made by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) operating under the European Commission, the average …

Potatoes are the fourth most important staple crop in the world, representing some 19 million hectares of production. In Belgium, they’re an economic powerhouse that has seen incredible growth in the past 25 years. In 1995, Belgian factories processed some 500,000 tonnes of potatoes. Last year, that number rose to …

Hazelnut export revenue of over 2 billion dollars is targeted… Dursun Oğuz Gürsoy, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association (KFMİB), stated that their first target is to export 280 thousand tonnes of hazelnuts by the end of the season and …

Cereals and pulses are in the first place in exports… Celal Kadooğlu, President of the Southeastern Anatolia Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association, said that the most pasta, wheat flour and vegetable oil were exported from the Southeast. Celal Kadooğlu Celal Kadooğlu stated that the decline in exports …

Press release… Organised by the Fruit Juice Industry Association (MEYED), which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, the 12th edition of the “Juiceful Istanbul Summit”, the most important international annual meeting of the sector, was held in Istanbul. Held on 21 September 2023 at Radisson Collection Hotel Vadi Istanbul, the …

27/09/2023 First-ever FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization opens in Rome… Director-General QU Dongyu calls for sustainable, inclusive mechanization to transform agrifood systems… Rome – Mechanization can be a powerful force for change, but only if it is environmentally sustainable and leaves no one behind, especially women and smallholder farmers, …

Yanmar, the world’s leading Japanese engine manufacturer, chose Izmir’s district Torbalı for investment. The factory, which is the company’s second production facility in Türkiye, is planned to assemble 35 tractors per day. The facility will increase the number of personnel from 76 in the first stage to 125 in a …

Press release… European chain markets flocked to Antalya to buy Türkiye’s delicious fresh fruit and vegetables… Fresh fruit and vegetable sector aims to contribute 4 billion dollars to the OVP (Medium Term Programme) export target of 302.2 billion dollars… Hayrettin Uçak The Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable sector, which exported …

The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is celebrated every year on September 29. It is a day to call to action for both the public and private sectors to prioritize actions and innovations to reduce food loss and waste in the World. This is all geared …