Turkey produced 109,330 tons of honey and 3,971 tons of wax in 2019, according to data compiled from the country’s Agriculture and Forestry Ministry. With 80,675 apicultural firms, the country’s honey exports totaled $23.76 million last year. Turkey supports apiculture activities. Last year, 54,734 producers benefited from the government’s supports. …

Press release… 20/05/2020 FAO celebrates the third annual World Bee Day today. This year’s event, organized around the theme “Bee Engaged,” shines a spotlight on the huge role bees and pollinators play in the foods we eat and the health of our environment.  The day is not just for the …

Press release… 18 May 2020, Rome – The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is seeking $350 million to scale up hunger-fighting and livelihoods-boosting activities in food crisis contexts where COVID-19’s impact could be devastating.  Although the pandemic’s full-scale and long-term impact on food security is yet to be revealed, evidence …

Dates, a symbol of abundance and a rich source of fiber, potassium and calcium, have been the staple food of Ramadan tables ever since Prophet Muhammad advised fellow Muslims to break their fasts with the sacred fruit. Native to the Middle East and tropical and desert climates, dates have many …

Press release… 2020 YEAR TEA SEASON BEGINS… Covid-19 epidemic, which affects the whole world and our country, will directly have a bearing on fresh tea harvesting and dry tea production, like all areas of our country’s agriculture and food industry. The fresh tea season is delayed this year due to …

Fifty thousand families living on apricots in Malatya province, known as the world capital of this product, also has some 8 million of the 17 million apricot trees throughout the country. After “Antep baklava” and “Aydin figs” being the third product of Turkey with geographical indication registered before the European …

Turkey’s successful fight against the new coronavirus, along with the hesitations or supply disruptions on purchases from countries hit hard by the pandemic, has strengthened the brand image of Turkish food. As a result, orders from Asian and European purchasing groups have significantly increased – up to 100% in some …

The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on indigenous communities worldwide, a UN rapporteur said Monday. José Francisco Cali Tzay (Maya Kaqchikel), a longtime defender of indigenous rights in Guatemala and new UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous people, urged a spotlight on how indigenous people were …

Press release… Covid-19 made farmers the lord of the nation again… Covid-19 virus shines star of agriculture industry… The Covid-19 virus, which has turned into a pandemic worldwide, has earned a reputation for agriculture and the food industry. In the first years of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk quoted …

Despite the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19), exports of grains, pulses, oilseeds and products sector increased mostly in African countries. According to the information compiled from Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM) Grain, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector Board data, the sector continued its rise in exports in the past 4 …