Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) reported that poppy seed exports, which were 7.9 million dollars in the first half of last year, exceeded 81 million dollars this year with the opening of the Indian market after 2.5 years.According to the statement made by the EIB, 67 million 380 thousand dollars of …

The harvest of Taşköprü (a district of Kastamonu province) garlic, known as “white gold” in Kastamonu, has begun. Garlic, which is the main income source of approximately 4 thousand families, is estimated to produce around 25 thousand tonnes this year. According to the quality and size of the garlic, kilogram …

Parliamentary Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Commission Member, Ayhan Barut, Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy, stated that the grain corridor summit in Istanbul is important and said, “The whole world saw once again in the pandemic that there is no life without agriculture. Agriculture is a strategic sector. Therefore, our …

Sencer Solakoğlu, Chairperson of Dairy, Meat and Cattle Breeders’ Association (TÜSEDAD), criticized the fact that the Food Committee has been taken from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and placed under the control of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and that the milk price was not increased on the …

Russia and Ukraine have agreed on the establishment of secure corridors for exporting the Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea, the Turkish defense minister has said, adding that the sides will sign an agreement during the next week’s meeting again in Türkiye, announcing that a months-long impasse is broken at the Istanbul meeting on July 13. …

After mass bee deaths in Canada and Australia at an unprecedented rate, eyes have now turned to Türkiye, one of the leading countries in the beekeeping industry. Türkiye ranks second in the number of hives and sixth in honey production worldwide. But today, it is facing serious losses due to the unconscious use …

In the next 20 years, Türkiye will move out of the list of the “water-stressed” countries and join the group of nations classified as “water-poor” countries, according to the Turkish Water Institute (SUEN), a member of the World Water Council continuing its activities under the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry. “According to the …

Kyiv and the United Nations are set to join Russia and Turkey in consultations on grain exports from Ukraine, as a fresh round of talks is set to take place on Wednesday, a senior official said. Defense Minister Hulusi Akar’s remarks on Tuesday come shortly after Interfax news agency, citing …

FAO food price index averages at 154.2 points in June, down 2.3% from month ago… Global food prices continued to decrease in June for the third consecutive month, thanks to a fall in prices of vegetable oils, cereals and sugar, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. The FAO …

Rome/New York – The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a United Nations report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its …