Within the scope of the project carried out by the General Directorate of Forestry (OGM), Turkish Laurel was registered by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) and was entitled to receive a geographical indication. In a written statement from OGM, it was emphasized that laurel creates an important employment …

Haluk Okutur, Chairman of the Board of Istanbul Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (İHBİR), said, “İHBİR’s exports in the first 8-month period covering the January-August period of 2021 amounted to 1 billion 471 million 918 thousand dollars with an increase of 18.73 percent.” In the written statement …

Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Chairperson of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB), said that citrus and pomegranate exports exceeded 1 billion dollars Hayrettin Uçak Uçak said, “While Turkey exported 852 million dollars of citrus and pomegranates in 2019, the amount of foreign exchange it obtained from citrus …

İSTİB Chairman Ali Kopuz evaluated the record increase in food prices. Stating that food inflation has become a global problem, Kopuz said that the solution lies in agriculture. Istanbul Commodity Exchange Chairman (İSTİB) Ali Kopuz stated that the solution to food inflation is in agriculture. Ali Kopuz made a speech …

In the 8-month period covering January-August 2021, exports from Trabzon region to the Russian Federation reached 115,551,947 dollars, soaring by 31 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Fresh fruit and vegetables In the same period, exports from the Black Sea Region, where 18 provinces are located, …

Press release… Turkey exported 291 million dollars of dried apricots in the 2020/21 season… Turkey’s dried apricot exports amounted to 291 million 749 thousand dollars in the 2020-21 season, corresponding to 87 thousand 119 tonnes. Compared to the 2019-20 season, dried apricot exports decreased by 10 percent on quantity basis …

Summit to expedite achievement of sustainable development goals via game-changing solutions to address food insecurity… ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is spearheading a conversation that will ensure that African countries speak with one voice at the upcoming United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), the …

The British government has granted permission for a series of field trials of gene edited wheat for the first time in Europe, marking a significant move away from the EU’s stance on the matter. After the green light from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), trials will be carried out by …

Press release… Producers, the Ministry and exporters act together in the fight against the Mediterranean Fruit Fly (AMS), which causes great damage to more than 200 crops, especially citrus, apricot, quince, peach, fig and pomegranate and has zero tolerance in exports. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association delivered 500 …

Press release… While the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB) realized an export of 116.3 million dollars in August with an increase of 39 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, Afghanistan was the country with the highest rise in foreign sales. Exporting 1,649 …