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CANADA’S AGRICULTURE SECTOR NEEDS 30 THOUSAND NEW FARMERS BY 2033!

Over 40% of Canadian farm operators to retire within 10 years, a study conducted in country shows… TORONTO, Canada… Canada needs 30,000 new farmers by 2033 to sustain its agriculture sector, a study showed. More than 40% of Canadian farm operators will retire within 10 years, the study conducted in …

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CAMELINA, A NEW CHOICE FOR ENERGY AGRICULTURE!

Since it does not need much water, the camelina plant, which is one of the most popular raw materials in biodiesel production, contributes to combating climate change and reducing fossil fuel consumption. Mustafa Acar, Head of Energy Agriculture Research Center and Department of the Black Sea Agricultural Research Institute of …

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TURKIYE NOT LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT!

As the precipitation increased by 53 percent in March, if the precipitation is regular and sufficient in April and May, the country will not experience agricultural drought in summer, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has announced. The rainy weather in spring raised expectations in the agricultural sector, this situation was also reflected in the March …

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“RISING BLACK SEA TENSIONS COULD UNDERPIN U.S. WHEAT FUTURES!”

Russia’s threat to bypass a landmark grain deal underpinned prices, with Chicago wheat futures climbing more than 1% on Monday, rising for the first time in four sessions. Corn prices eased, weighed down by improved weather outlook for U.S. spring plantings. “Rising Black Sea tensions could underpin U.S. wheat futures…,” …

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“WE SHOULD SET UP INTENSE CONTACT WITH OREGANO PRODUCERS”

Press release… Muhammet Öztürk, Chairperson of the Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds Exporters’ Association, said that oregano producers should be supported, crops should be harvested more consciously and efficiently and trainings should be increased for farmers in order to offer quality and standard production to world markets. “We need to increase …

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“MOST OF THE OREGANO PRODUCTION, OVER 20 THOUSAND TONNES, IS EXPORTED”

Press release… Aegean Furniture Paper and Forest Products Exporters’ Association Vice Chairman of the Board Nurettin Tarakçıoğlu said that the Green Reconciliation regulations, which they, as Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), focus on the most, start with sustainability production. “The ‘Spice Exporters Group’, which we have formed within the body of …

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QUAKES CAUSE A DAMAGE OF 24.2 BILLION LIRAS IN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR!

The damage caused by the earthquake in the agricultural sector amounted to 24.2 billion liras. In the report prepared by the Presidency’s Strategy and Budget Department after the earthquakes, suggestions as a road map for the solution of the problems in the agricultural sector, which, according to the first determinations, …

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THE FAO FOOD PRICE INDEX CONTINUES TO DROP…

Press release… Benchmark for world food commodity prices fall in March for the twelfth month in a row… FAO Food Price Index declined 2.1 percent from February and 20.5 percent from its level a year earlier… The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined for the 12th consecutive month …

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FFA ANNOUNCES CALL TO ACTION IN RESPONSE TO WORSENING CLIMATE AND ECO-SYSTEM FORECAST…

Media release… DATE: March 28, 2023 The Forum for the Future of Agriculture (FFA) today used its Annual Conference in Brussels to issuea Call To Action to all stakeholders in the food and agriculture system in the face of aworsening forecast for the climate and the health of the world’s …

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ONE BILLION DOLLARS FROM AEGEAN AGRI-FOOD EXPORTERS IN THE LAST 1 YEAR…

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) broke its own export record on a monthly basis in the 100-year history of the Republic, with exports of 1 billion 740 million dollars in March. EIB managed to improve its exports of 1 billion 506 million dollars in March 2022 by 7 percent. …

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