Press release… WASHINGTON, June 29, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced new resources to inform consumers on how to reduce food waste during the July Fourth holiday and beyond.According to USDA research, the average family of four wastes nearly $1,500 worth of food each year. And the …

Press release… UNDP Turkey’s New Resident Representative Louisa Vinton Pays Her First Visit to Gaziantep… Having taken up office in May 2021 as the Resident Representative in Turkey of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ms. Louisa Vinton paid her first visit to Gaziantep to review on site the work …

Press release… Sustainable Production and Consumption Association (SÜT-D) released a written statement for World Refrigeration Day on June 26. The association emphasized the climate crisis impact and cost of refrigeration, which has an indisputable importance for society in daily and industrial life and warned about the importance of the air …

Press release… Although the dried fig harvest was 90 thousand tonnes in the 2019-20 season and 85 thousand tonnes in the 2020-21 season, it has already reached 60 thousand tonnes, catching the export figure of last year with an acceleration of 15 percent on value basis. The dried fruit industry …

Press release… Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB), which has increased its exports by 40 percent since 2018, aims to break a new record by exceeding 1 billion 200 million dollars in 2021. Aegean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters’ Association Board of Directors and Supervisory Board members informed …

Press release… Oregano, Laurel and Sage sector representatives came together… Dr. Tayfur Akın Organized in cooperation with İzmir Commodity Exchange and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Aegean Agricultural Research Institute (ETAE), “Oregano, Laurel and Sage Agriculture and Markets Evaluation Meeting” was held on Friday, June 24. It was held in …

Innovation in agriculture; is to transform agricultural products into all kinds of ideas and services, including growing, transporting, storing, converting a large number of foods, making raw materials, marketing and presentation systems. Today, with the effect of globalization, very serious changes are experienced in the agricultural food sector. The scope …

Press release… Mustafa Terci, Chairperson of Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association, said that India is the biggest export market for poppy seed exports, one of the traditional export products of the Aegean Region. Terci also stated that they received a promise of support from the Minister …

Press release… Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association aims to leave 2021 behind with 755 million dollars with design, R&D, branding and innovation. Speaking at the 2019-2020 Ordinary General Assembly Meeting, Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association Chaiperson Cahit Doğan Yağcı said that despite the pandemic, …

The countdown for Sacrifice Feast (Eid-al-Adha) has begun. From next week, animal markets will be established in metropolitan cities. This year, a total of 4.5 million sacrificials (qurbans) will be sold, of which 3 million are ovines (small cattle) and 1.5 million cattle. While the prices in small cattle range …