Ongoing debris removal work in 11 earthquake-affected provinces has put food safety on the agenda, as experts warn that dumping building rubble on or near farmlands can cause unprecedented harm to not only food crops but also the environment. The dumping of debris at the site or around agricultural lands will cause irreversible problems, while …

Press release… The Eastern Black Sea Region, which is under the jurisdiction of our General Secretariat, encircling Trabzon, Rize, Artvin and Gümüşhane provinces, made an export of 258 million 628 thousand 263 dollars in January-February 2023. In the first 2 months of 2023, the most exported sectors from the region; …

March 3, 2023GFAR by the GFAR Secretariat Agri-food heritage systems have been recognized for their potential to help address food security and to promote sustainable development worldwide. But significant progress in promoting and developing these systems remains to be made. Can the creation of a new digital knowledge environment help change …

Earthquake may negatively affect apricot exports in Malatya, the world’s apricot capital… While two major earthquakes that occurred in Kahramanmaraş province, which is called the disaster of the century in Turkiye and affected 11 provinces, caused great damage, it was stated that apricot exports in Malatya, which is the most …

Environmental activists need to set their priorities straight and get serious about green technologies, otherwise they risk pushing Europe – and the rest of the world – into a fossil fuel trap. The environmental movement’s approach to green tech can sometimes be puzzling, to say the least. When the European …

Rainfall in the Konya plain decreased by 55 percent compared to last year! In the driest season of the last 53 years, Konya Plain expects rainfall for harvest! While Türkiye recorded the second hottest and driest month of the last 53 years as January of 2023, the precipitation in Konya …

The agricultural reserve – previously the crisis reserve – was triggered last year for the first time ever to support EU farmers after the invasion of Ukraine – and could be used again this year, according to the European Commission. In place since 2013, this tool accounts for close to …

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) will be holding the Turkish National Participation Organization for the 25th time on March 7-10, 2023 of the Foodex Fair in Japan, which meets the majority of its food needs through imports and realizes annual food imports of 65 billion dollars. At Foodex Japan …

Press release… The target of Turkey’s food export to Japan is 500 million dollars. Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) will be holding the Turkish National Participation Organization for the 25th time on March 7-10, 2023 of the Foodex Fair in Japan, which meets the majority of its food needs through imports …

Press release… The ban on the export of fresh tomatoes has been lifted… The export ban on fresh tomato exports on 3 March 2023 was lifted after 3 days upon a justified objection from the sector. The tomato and tomato-derived products sector, the export champion of the fresh fruit, vegetable …