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7 October

Mehmet Ali Işık: We achieved a 12 percent increase in dried fig exports

Press release… 12 percent increase in dried fig exports.. Dried fig exports closed the season with 292 million dollars… Export price of dried figs soared by 29 percent in foreign currency… The fruit of paradise, dried figs, left the 2023/24 season behind with an export amount of 292 million dollars …

7 October

‘Gruyere cheese’ made from cow’s milk in Kars registered with geographical indication…

Kars… In the Türkiye’s northeastern province of Kars, ‘gruyere cheese’ produced from the milk of cows fed in high altitude plateaus was registered with a geographical sign. Kadir Bozan The producers, who pass the milk collected in the dairy in the province through certain stages, then boil the milk into …

6 October

Jak Eskinazi: We celebrate the success of Söke Cotton on World Cotton Day!

Press release… Söke cotton, which crossed the borders from the Aegean Region, the land of fertile lands, made history as the first cotton product to be registered in the European Union. Türkiye celebrates the success of Söke cotton on 7 October World Cotton Day. Jak Eskinazi World Cotton Day will …

5 October

2024/25 forecasts for global rice production and trade raised…

Press release… United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) raised its global cereal production forecast for 2024 slightly to 2 billion 853 million tonnes, as upward revisions to rice and wheat production outweighed a slight decline in global coarse grain production. The new figure, which is also included in the …

5 October

FAO Food Price Index rises in September…

Press release… The benchmark for world food commodity prices saw its fastest increase in 18 months in September, with quotations up for all covered commodity groups, led by sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international …

4 October

Turgay Türkyılmaz: We follow anchovy fishing with quota from sea to counter

Turgay Türkyılmaz, General Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, announced that they have determined landing points in every region of Türkiye, whoever wants will not be able to land wherever they want and their teams will work in those regions. Turgay Türkyılmaz Türkyılmaz stated …

4 October

Ahmet Antalyalı: As the Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (TKDK), we support producers with the aim of local production and consumption

Ahmet Abdullah Antalyalı, President of the Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (TKDK), stated that they support producers with the aim of local production and consumption by ensuring that added value remains locally. Indicating that the state attaches great importance to rural development grants, Antalyalı explained that they support 17 …

4 October

Dr. Yusuf Demir: Türkiye may have a drier winter because of La Nina!

Press release… Samsun Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) Faculty of Agriculture Professor Dr. Yusuf Demir stated that there is a high possibility of not getting enough rainfall in the winter months. Dr. Yusuf Demir “We should take precautions against this situation. As the ‘El Nino’ weather event, which causes an increase …

4 October

Stop food waste! For people and planet!

The fifth International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) observed on the 29th of September 2024, with the theme ‘Climate Finance for Food Loss and Waste Reduction’. IDAFLW calls on public and private entities across the food system, as well as consumers, to unite in reducing food loss and …

4 October

Kaan Sidar: Food waste is an unacceptable luxury!

Calling for collective action on International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day, TÜGİS stated that food waste is an ‘unacceptable luxury’ in today’s world where hunger and malnutrition are serious problems. Kaan Sidar Kaan Sidar, President of the Turkish Food Employers’ Association (TÜGİS), who made statements on the occasion of …