According to the information compiled from the data of the Mediterranean Exporters’ Association (AKIB), exports of fresh fruits and vegetables from 3 provinces of the Eastern Mediterranean in 7 months of the year increased by 18.7 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Mersin, Hatay and Adana, …

“The definition of bee pasture should be created and how it will be protected should be determined” Remzi Güzel, the headman of Anzer Ballıköy, a village situated in Rize province of Black Sea region, stated that Anzer honey is the most important source of livelihood in the region and said, …

Press release… Aegean textile exporters focused on green transformation and digitalization. Jak Eskinazi, Chairman of Aegean Textile and Raw Materials Exporters’ Association, said that they witnessed shrinkage of up to 50 percent to 60 percent in textile, which is one of the sectors most affected by the pandemic process. Exports …

Seafood production in Turkey posted a 33.1 percent increase last year on an annual basis, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) said in June. The fishery production reached 836,524 tons in 2019, according to TURKSTAT figures. “The total fishery production constitutes the fishes caught by 44.8 percent, other sea products by …

Press release… 423,433 tons of figs are produced on an area of ​​88,196 decares in İzmir province. With this production İzmir province ranks second across Turkey and amounts to 14 percent of total production. It is important to prevent / reduce the rapid alert notifications received from the European Union …

“Giresun Tombul Hazelnut”, “Giresun Sivri Hazelnut” and “Giresun Karası” hazelnuts have been taken under protection by the Association of Hazelnut Agricultural Sales Cooperatives (FİSKOBİRLİK) by registering the Geographical Indication (GI). The company owners and their representatives, who received an authorization certificate through the Giresun Quality Hazelnuts Inspection Authority Executive Board …

Feyzullah Korkut, Chamber of Agricultural Engineers Head of Adana Branch, said that maize should be purchased from the producer at 1.50 TL for sustainability of the production due to the start of maize harvest. Emphasizing that maize is one of the scarce plants that has been cultivated for thousands of …

Harvesting of grey pistachio, which is the first crop of pistachio, described as “green gold” in Southeastern Anatolia Region, has started. The yield in Antep pistachio is expected to be high this season. 85 percent of peanut production in Turkey met in Southeastern Anatolia. After the weather got warmer, the …

The Turkish government has encouraged fish sales with incentives in a bid to increase consumption during the yearly four-and-a-half-month fishing ban that will be lifted by the end of this month, the agriculture minister has said. The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry introduced a decision in April to release processed and …

Press release… FAO promotes farmer field schools for employment opportunities for Syrian refugees and Turkish farmers… 12 August 2020, Izmir, Turkey  –  A training-of-trainers programme was launched today for 13 selected facilitators coming from Turkey’s four provinces. The programme is part of the Farmer Field Schools component of an FAO project, funded by …