DKİB (Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association) Chairman Saffet Kalyoncu, in a statement to reporters, said that Turkey has a rich variety of plants and flora… He said: “Unfortunately foreign markets found out this unique speciality of Turkey very recently. But this situation has spurred the honey export in the 5-month …

Corn harvest in Adana where it’s produced about 18 per cent of 6 million tons total production in Turkey, is approaching… However according to Cahit İncefikir, Chairman of Seyhan Chamber of Agriculture, due to high input costs of farmers who have partly turned to sunflower, corn production decreased. Meanwhile in …

Innovative approach from Muratbey to traditional Anatolian cheeses… Three-in-one cheese feast: Anatolian Flavors… Muratbey enriches the traditional flavors of Anatolia, Tel, Dil and Örgü cheeses with its innovative interpretation and offers them together in a single package. Adding a unique flavor to cheese by producing its own technology, Muratbey brings …

After starting priced of the plastic bags along with the implementation regarding ‘Zero waste’ in Turkey, it has been observed that usage of these bags has decreased almost 80 per cent… Ajans Press, the leading agency for media monitoring, reviewed the research on bags usage. According to the information and …

Qu Dongyu of China elected FAO Director-General… Succeeds José Graziano da Silva… Qu Dongyu received a total of 108 votes out of 191 cast, constituting a majority in the first round 23 June 2019, Rome – Qu Dongyu of China was elected Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of …

Feed industry is one of the most arguable issues in Turkish agriculture. This industry has been growing continuously for years. Turkey Feed Industrialists Association (TÜRKİYEM-BİR) Chairman M. Ülkü Karakuş says that the sector has grown by 350 percent in the last 20 years while reaching 25 million tons of production. …

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Union Sector Board and Eastern Black Sea Exporters Union Vice Chairman Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan said that Russia is always in the foreground of fresh fruit and vegetable exports. In this period, while exports of fresh fruit and vegetables to Russia as a product of 34 …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli has made written statement on combating activities of the Ministry regarding desertification and erosion… In Turkey, desertification and erosion control carried out in the years 2011-2018. Within the scope of these works 327 implementation projects achieved. Pakdemirli said: “Such projects comprise of overall …

İzmir Agricultural Technology Center Workshop from İTB (Izmir Commodity Exchange)… On 20 June 2019, within the scope of the studies carried out by İzmir Commodity Exchange for the establishment of İzmir Agricultural Technology Centre (İTTM), which would enable the development of technological applications needed for the sustainability and competitiveness of …

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced that sugar beet production this year is expected to increase by 11.4 percent over 21 million tons in Turkey… According to a statement from the Ministry, sugar factories continue to work rapidly throughout the country, beet production is also increasing gradually. Beet production in …