İsmail Uğural
May 30, 2020 Grains and Pulses
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Mutlu Doğru, Chairman of Adana Farmers’ Association, said that they expect high yield in wheat along with increases of cultivation areas and production this year. He also said that prices in free market will be satisfactory. Stating that the planting last year, which was 1 million 350 thousand decares, increased …
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İsmail Uğural
May 29, 2020 Extension - Information
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Press release… Ankara – 28 May, 2020 – Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President Şemsi Bayraktar, in his written statement, said that natural disasters continue to pursue the farmers and natural disasters affected the agricultural production in 46 provinces in this month. Stating that between 15 May and 25 …
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İsmail Uğural
May 29, 2020 Water Management
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HPA President Yıldız: This innovative water program can create a regional attraction May 25, 2020The newly established International Water Resources Department at İzmir Institute of Technology (İYTE) started enrolling in the master of science program for the 2020-2021 academic year. This education held at some universities and institutes, especially in …
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İsmail Uğural
May 29, 2020 Food Waste and Losses
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TIARCENTER, an analytical centre, launched the 1M TONNE project, aimed to develop food sharing in Russia and thereby decrease food waste by 1 million tons per year. To date, just about 7 thousand tons of surplus food is redistributed annually. 1M TONNE is an online platform, aggregating information on the existing food-sharing …
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İsmail Uğural
May 29, 2020 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
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Farmers who live in citrus producing provinces hit hard by hot African sourced hot weather. Due to temperatures exceeding 40 degrees, almost no fruit left on branches of orange, lemon, tangerine and grapefruit trees. Erdemli (a district of Mersin province) Chamber of Agriculture President Rasim Şahin said that 70 percent …
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İsmail Uğural
May 28, 2020 Extension - Information
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ÇAYKUR has put a quota on daily purchases! ÇAYKUR announced that the daily quota will be applied as 15 kg, excluding the Tirebolu region, on the grounds that the inventory stocks are high. ÇAYKUR, which has made 65 thousand tons of purchases so far in its fresh tea purchase campaign, has …
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İsmail Uğural
May 28, 2020 Global News
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In the first four months of this year, Brazilian agribusiness exports totaled US$31.40 billion, marking a 5.9% increase year-on-year. The growth of agribusiness exports resulted in an increase in volumes 11.1%, while the index price suffered a drop of 4.7%. According to the Brazilian Department of Trade and International Relations …
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İsmail Uğural
May 28, 2020 Dairy Business
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Pınar Süt Chairman of the Board İdil Yiğitbaşı celebrated 1 June World Milk Day and said, “The world now prefers reliable products.” İdil Yiğitbaşı, Chairman of Pınar Dairy Products Industry Inc., said, “Since the foundation we have aimed to bring people together with healthy milk, along with consumers in 28 …
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İsmail Uğural
May 28, 2020 Renewable Energy
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Southeastern Turkey’s Çetin Dam, the country’s and Europe’s largest roller-compacted concrete dam, has begun production. The dam is set to contribute TL 500 million ($73.8M) annually to the national economy. In a written statement Wednesday, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said the Çetin Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant, which …
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İsmail Uğural
May 28, 2020 Field Crops
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Local wheat production is encouraged in Mersin… Within the scope of the project of on-site conservation and marketing of local wheat varieties, harvesting season of yellow wheat cultivated by 13 farmers in Silifke district has approached. Mersin Province Metropolitan Mayor Vahap Seçer said that they will support a different ancestral …
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