Covid 19, the biggest global crisis faced since the world war II, beyond being a health crisis, is a socioeconomic crisis that has never been experienced before. Almost in every country, it creates devastating socioeconomic and political wounds that will take a long time to recover. There are heavy work …
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“MILK LAMB PROJECT GROWS ACROSS İZMİR REGION”
Press release… Milk Lamb meets Bergama, Kınık and Dikili districts… Milk Lamb Project, while expanding the distribution area in the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, continues to be a lifeline for the producer by increasing the number of cooperatives from which milk is purchased. The growth of the project, where 8 litres …
Read More »A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON AGRICULTURE: URBAN AGRICULTURE
When I started researching what is happening in the world for the sustainability of agriculture and its spread to very large masses, I came across a new concept: “Urban Agriculture”. While thinking about what is urban agriculture, where are its application areas, can there be an alternative solution for the …
Read More »CLIMATE CHANGE POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO APRICOT PRODUCTION IN MALATYA!
Researchers at the Boğaziçi University showed that fresh and dried apricot production in Malatya, the leader province both in Turkey and the world, is under threaten associated with the effects of climate change due to late-spring frosts. Continuing their research at Boğaziçi University Climate Change and Policies Application and Research …
Read More »“FAO ATTACHES GREAT IMPORTANCE TO SMALL FAMILY FARMING IN TURKEY”
Press release… September 3, 2020 Ankara – Turkey’s Deputy Representative of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), Dr. Ayşegül Selışık and FAO Food Safety Expert Keigo Obara were the guests of ‘Gündem Tarım’ programme broadcasted on Channel 5 on August 31st. While evaluating the latest developments in …
Read More »AEGEAN AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS INCREASE BY 19 PERCENT IN AUGUST…
Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) made an export of 1 billion 12 million dollars in August. As for August 2019, Aegean exporters signed an export of 1 billion 29 million dollars. Thus EİB’s exports decreased by 1.7 percent compared to August 2019. Agricultural exports increased by 19 percent… In …
Read More »TURKISH PASTRAMİ AND SOUDJOUK CHALLENGES THE PANDEMIC!
According to a written statement from the Kayseri Commodity Exchange (KTB), there has been an increase in pastrami (pastırma) and soudjouk (sucuk) sales despite the recently increasing new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic. According to KTB records, 286 tons of pastrami and 2 thousand 260 tons of soudjouk were processed …
Read More »EXPORT TARGET IN DRIED APRICOTS 500 MILLION DOLLARS…
In the export season which ended in July, 252 million 661 thousand dollars of dried apricots were exported to 115 countries from Malatya province. It is aimed to double the currency inflow from now on. In Malatya, where 85 percent of the world’s dried apricot production is made, 500 million …
Read More »“PANDEMIC CAN NOT STOP US!”
Press release… Chairman of Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Hayrettin Uçak said, “I think the importance of food production has emerged in all its reality during the pandemic process. This reflected positively on the exports of countries that produce agricultural products like ours.” Stating that when they look …
Read More »MANUFACTURERS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO USE 30 PERCENT LOCAL TOBACCO…
Stating that there is approximately 4 thousand tons of tobacco production in Selendi District of Manisa province, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said the draft law on tobacco in the Parliament. Pakdemirli said, “We have a law pending in the Parliament on tobacco. There are so many foreign …
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