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9 July

Salmon export reaches 217 million dollars in first half of 2025…

July, Trabzon… Türkiye’s thriving aquaculture industry marked a significant achievement with salmon exports reaching 217 million dollars in revenue during the first six months of 2025, according to data from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB). The Turkish salmon — grown initially in inland farms and later transferred to cages in the …

9 July

Climate law prevents additional carbon taxes in Europe…

Türkiye’s first Climate Law, recently approved by parliament, aims to ensure that the costs associated with carbon-intensive activities remain within the country, thus preventing the payment of additional carbon taxes in Europe, a sector representative has said. Onur Ünlü, chair of the Turkish-based Energy Efficiency and Management Association, stated that the Climate Law …

8 July

FAO; countries requiring external assistance for food!

FAO assesses that 41 countries require external assistance for food, including 31 in Africa, 8 in Asia, 1 in Latin America and the Caribbean and 1 in Europe. Conflict and civil insecurity remain the primary drivers of severe acute food insecurity, with heightened concern for populations in Haiti, Mali, Palestine, South Sudan …

8 July

Mehmet Ali Işık: Dried fruit sector strengthens its position in exports

Press release… 11 of the 12 export champions in the dried fruit sector are from the Aegean region… The dried fruit sector, one of Türkiye’s traditional export sectors, is represented by 12 companies in the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM) Top 1000 Exporters List, which is the champions league of exporters. …

7 July

DIGI-Rangeland launches to boost knowledge sharing on digital innovation in rangeland livestock farming systems…

Press release… DIGI-Rangeland: DIGItal innovation and data technology network for RANGELANDlivestock farming systems, aims to create and expand an innovative network about digitalinnovations and data technologies with different actors, such as farmers and other land users,facing challenges in rangeland territories at regional, national, and European levels. Fundedunder the Horizon Europe …

7 July

Türkiye ranks seventh across the world in terms of agricultural output!

Türkiye’s agricultural output reached a record high, rising for the first time above 70 billion dollars last year, according to Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı on Sunday. This, he said, placed the country among the top seven in the world. “Our agricultural production, which was 68.9 billion dollars in …

6 July

Bedri Girit: We have ramped up our exports to the USA by seven times!

Press release… Bedri Girit, Chair of the Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, said at the Summer Fancy Food Show that Turkish food exporters had the second largest participation after Italy. Underlining that the Turkish Tastes Project and the SUMMER FANCY Food Show in New York complement each other …

6 July

Is innovation ready for farmers? WFO Secretary General at FAO high-level event…

At the FAO High-Level Ministerial Special Event on innovation and technology in agrifood systems, WFO calls for a farmer-centred approach that empowers farmers rather than replacing them... If farmers are to thrive in the digital era, innovation must meet them where they are, not leave them further behind. That was …

6 July

Şemsi Bayraktar: Protect forest, protect life!

Press release… With the arrival of July, rising temperatures brought forest fires, especially in the Aegean and Mediterranean regions. Thousands of acres of forest and agricultural land were unfortunately consumed by flames. It should not be forgotten that forest fires kill not only trees but also thousands of living creatures. …

6 July

Muhammet Öztürk: Türkiye is heading towards 2 billion dollars in chocolate confectionery exports

Press release… While Türkiye’s overall exports grew by only 4 percent in the first half of 2025, exports of chocolate confectionery products jumped 61 percent from 461 million to 743.5 million dollars. The Turkish chocolate confectionery sector has brought joy to billions of people in 180 countries and generated foreign …