The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) announced today the recipients of the 2022 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award. This year’s program, sponsored by Alltech, honors 10 young agricultural journalists and communicators who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in reporting as well as excellent potential as leaders of the …

Egg Producers, Products and Industrialists’ Association (YÜSAD) joined the Turkish Food and Beverage Industry Associations Federation (TGDF), the largest non-governmental organization in the Turkish food and beverage industry. As of 2021, with a turnover of 465.9 billion liras and employment reaching 555 thousand, the food and beverage sector, which has …

“Long queues were forming. That’s why we have decided to hike the prices,” General Manager of Meat and Milk Board (ESK) Osman Uzun was dismissed because of this statement! Mustafa Kayhan, the former General Director of Livestock, was appointed as the General Manager of the ESK. Mustafa Kayhan and Osman …

Press release… Mustafa Özen: “Illegal construction is a threat in cherry orchards” Stating that İzmir province is the first in Turkiye with a cherry production of nearly 90 thousand tonnes, İzmir Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Director Mustafa Özen emphasized that Kemalpaşa district ranks first with an annual cherry production of …

Turkiye earned 7 million dollars in two months from honey exports… In January-February 2022, 7 million 131 thousand 895 dollars worth of honey was sold to 36 countries from Turkiye. Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB) Deputy Chairman of the Board Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan said that 2,844 …

While the prices in Turkey have skyrocketed, striking data on livestock and meat exports! CHP’s (Republican People’s Party) Özgür Karabat added new ones to the claim that 2.5 million sheep and goats were sent to Qatar as carcasses, either live or slaughtered. According to Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) data, in …

Osman Parlak, Deputy Chairman of the Fisheries Centre Union and Chairman of Samsun-Sinop Region Fisheries Breeders’ Association, said that the war between Russia and Ukraine had severely disrupted the 250 million dollar Turkish Salmon market, especially to Russia. Osman Parlak said, “We export 80 percent of Turkish salmon to Russia. …

In the new period, agricultural policies will be renewed and domestic production will be accelerated. The aim of the studies initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture will be “to increase production, to ensure Turkey’s own sufficiency in basic products such as wheat and sunflower”. In this context, it is on …

Despite about 3 weeks remaining in the seas for the fishing ban that will start on April 15, some boats could not fish as they expected, so they stopped early and anchored in the port. While some fishermen are already starting their preparations for the next season, some will go …

EU gave a surplus of 47 billion Euros in agricultural trade… EU countries exported 197 billion Euros of agricultural products last year, as well as imported 150 billion Euros. The European Union (EU) had a surplus of 47 billion Euros from agricultural product trade last year. In this regard, the …