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13 August

EXPORT TARGET OF FRESH GRAPES IS 250 MILLION DOLLARS IN 2022!

Press release… Expressing that this year’s yield and product quality are better than last year in seedless table Sultani grapes, which showed an export performance of 110 million dollars in 2020 and 160 million dollars in 2021, Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB) Chairperson Hayrettin Uçak said that …

13 August

“RUSSIA, ROMANIA AND GERMANY ARE THE MOST FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE IMPORTED COUNTRIES”

Press release… The highest fresh fruit and vegetable exports are to Russia, Romania and Germany… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, announced that Turkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports reached the level of 1.45 billion dollars in the first half of …

13 August

CHICKEN MEAT PRODUCTION GROWS IN TURKIYE…

Chicken meat production in Turkiye increased by 13.4 percent in June compared to the same month of the previous year and reached 219 thousand 493 tonnes, while chicken egg production increased by 2 percent to 1.53 billion units. Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) announced the poultry production data for the month …

13 August

FIRST VESSEL CARRYING UKRANIAN GRAIN FOR AFRICAN COUNTRIES ARRIVES IN ODESSA…

The first vessel carrying grain for the people in Africa from Ukraine as part of a recently signed deal mediated by Türkiye and the United Nations to prevent a global food crisis docked in Ukraine on Friday, the United Nations said. The MV Brave Commander, which left Istanbul on Wednesday, arrived in …

12 August

NEW TECH INCREASES LIVESTOCK FEED EFFICIENCY AND REDUCES CARBON FOOTPRINT!

Press release… Barns fitted with new 3D cameras that monitor cows are helping dairy and beef producers save feed costs, reduce climate impact and improve animal welfare. The data generated creates a new Saved Feed Index trait on sires which has potential to save an estimated 740 thousand tonnes of …

12 August

TURKISH CEREAL SECTOR REACHES 5.5 BILLION DOLLARS OF EXPORTS IN THE FIRST HALF…

Cereal sector in Turkiye grew in the first half of the year with an export focus. With the products sent from the country to Iraq, the USA and Israel, amounted to a total of approximately 5.5 billion dollars. In the first half of this year, the cereal industry realized an …

12 August

BAYRAKTAR: OUR FARMERS MUST GIVE UP STUBBLE BURNING!

Press release… Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President Şemsi Bayraktar, in his written statement, said, “Stubble burning, which has never been an agricultural practice and paves way to serious damage to soil fertility in the long term, causes the loss of sustainable productivity in agricultural lands.” Şemsi Bayraktar Stating …

11 August

CAN WE PREVENT ANOTHER FOOD CRISIS? A Q&A WITH DR. MAXIMO TORRERO

According to the United Nations, we’re moving into a cost-of-living crisis unlike anything seen in a generation. One large component of that crisis is skyrocketing food prices. In March, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Food Price Index hit a record high, retreating only slightly in April and May. However, …

11 August

IS RAINWATER UNSAFE TO DRINK ACROSS THE GLOBE?

Rainwater almost everywhere on Earth has unsafe levels of ‘forever chemicals’, according to new research. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large family of human-made chemicals that don’t occur in nature. They are known as ‘forever chemicals’ because they don’t break down in the environment. They have non-stick or …

11 August

A NEW ACTION PLAN FROM THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE…

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has prepared an action plan that envisages simplifying the incentives scheme and changes in the support provided to farmers. Agriculture and Forestry Minister Vahit Kirişçi made a presentation regarding the new model at a meeting with senior members of the ruling Justice and Development Party …