İsmail Uğural
December 5, 2019 Agricultural Economy, Opinions, Smart Technologies
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At an international meeting where I attended three years ago in Brussels, the speech of Ellen MacArthur, a British social entrepreneur on the topic of ‘Circular economy’, which had great repercussions in the world, left a deep impression on me. Last year during the World Congress of International Federation of …
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İsmail Uğural
October 23, 2019 Global News
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Though steady on a monthly basis, global food prices in September remained above their level in the same month last year, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday. While sugar prices fell sharply, the decline was almost entirely offset by higher prices in vegetable oils and meats, …
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İsmail Uğural
October 23, 2019 Foreign Trade
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Agricultural tools produced by 10 companies in Agricultural Machinery Specialized Industrial Site (TARMİSS) situated the Malazgirt district of Muş province are exported to 5 countries. 10 companies producing agricultural tools in the enterprises established within TARMİSS sell their products to Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Syria and Iraq as well as domestically. …
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İsmail Uğural
October 23, 2019 Gastronomy
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One of the features of the current US hegemony is its influence on culture across the world through Hollywood and music. Yet, movies and music are just one aspect of culture. In another more important aspect—food—the US fares less well, according to new research. In a study published by the …
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İsmail Uğural
October 23, 2019 Food Production and Technology
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A ‘Food Valley’, or a technology hub, dedicated to the development of food and farming automation, is set to be built in the UAE. The project aims to address the country’s rapid population growth and increasing food consumption rate of 4 percent per year. These factors, combined with the UAE’s …
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İsmail Uğural
October 23, 2019 Food Production and Technology
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ÇAYKUR Deputy General Manager Yusuf Ziya Alim said that green tea powder will taste Maraş ice cream… Indicating that they have made some talks concerning Green tea powder for the use of different areas in Kahramanmaraş, Alim said, “Both selling Green tea powder in ice cream, use of cake, skin …
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İsmail Uğural
October 8, 2019 Foreign Trade
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Turkey‘s hazelnut exports jumped 75 percent in the first month of the season — September — vice president of the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association said. “Around 46,000 tons of hazelnut is exported in a month,” Dursun Oğuz Gürsoy told Anadolu Agency, adding: “If we continue with this pace, we can …
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İsmail Uğural
October 8, 2019 Olive and Olive Oil
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Press release… “Quality” harvest in Akhisar… Quality will stamp on olive harvest this year in Akhisar (a district of Manisa province) which is the leader in table olive production across. Akhisar Commodity Exchange Chairman Alper Alhat said that the best quality olives in the last 10 years are on the …
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İsmail Uğural
October 7, 2019 Gastronomy
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The Turkish quick-service restaurant operator TAB Gıda, the franchiser of American fast-food chains, Burger King, Sbarro, Popeyes and Arby’s in Turkey, is preparing to offer the local delight pide in overseas markets with its subsidiary, Usta Pideci. TAB Gıda General Manager Caner Dikici announced that the company’s most recent brand …
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İsmail Uğural
September 20, 2019 Climate Change and Environment
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India is set to impose a nationwide ban on some single-use plastic items on Oct. 2, with the goal of eliminating all such items by 2022. India generates about 26,000 metric tons of plastic waste daily, much of which ends up as litter. As part of implementing the ban, the …
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