I’ve just published a deep-dive analysis on the effects of privatizing the Dutch agricultural extension service.In this video, I discuss:🔹 How privatization empowered farmers and advisors🔹 The rise of innovation and specialization🔹 Critical challenges such as exclusion and loss of public-good knowledge🔹 The broader cultural shift toward a market-driven systemThis …

Fishermen across Türkiye began the 2025-2026 fishing season early Monday morning, setting out to sea with the traditional phrase “vira bismillah” as the five-month fishing ban officially ended on Sept. 1. The opening marks a critical period for balancing sustainable use of Türkiye’s rich marine resources with the livelihoods of …

Products produced in Türkiye’s Northwestern province of Kırklareli, one of Türkiye’s major milk production centres, are exported to 17 countries. Gökhan Karaca The region, home to modern dairy farms, produces an average of 1,000 tonnes of milk daily with 150,000 head of cattle. Milk produced in 34 European Union-approved farms …

Hazelnut prices in the Alaplı district of Zonguldak province have surpassed 255 TL on the open market and are expected to reach 300 TL soon. Şeref Türkoğlu, Head of the Alaplı Chamber of Agriculture, stated that decreasing supply and stagnant demand are affecting prices. Hazelnut prices, one of the Black …

Bread is a food product made by mixing wheat flour with drinkable water, salt, yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and, if necessary, additives permitted by the Turkish Food Codex Regulation, as well as sugar, enzymes and wheat gluten. The dough is kneaded according to the appropriate techniques, prepared in various ways, fermented …

Erzincan… Thanks to the support and incentives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the area under silage maize production throughout the province soared by 4,000 decares compared to last year. This year, silage maize was produced on 30,000 decares in the region and forage production reduces livestock costs. With …

Türkiye’s northeastern province of Kars’s cold winter months and snow-covered landscape provide an ideal environment for raising geese, known for their unique flavour. An indispensable part of winter tables and a significant source of income, geese were put through the fattening process. Mahir Bulut, who arrived in Istanbul and settled …

Tariş Fig Union Chairman Ersin Kacar announced the purchasing prices for the 2025-2026 dried fig season. Board members met at the Tariş Fig Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Union facilities to determine dried fig purchasing prices for the harvest season. Following the meeting, Kacar made a statement wishing producers a prosperous season, …

Press release… Following the end of the civil war in Syria, Türkiye’s exports to Syria surged significantly. Between January and June 2025, the country’s exports to Syria surged by 51 percent, from 999 million dollars to 1.5 billion dollars. Hayrettin Uçak Exports from the Aegean Exporters’ Association (EIB) to Syria …