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9 August

Protests from tomato producers in Bursa!

Producers in Karacabey Plain, whose tomatoes for tomato paste remained in their hands, started a protest on Bursa-İzmir Motorway. Gendarmerie and riot police teams tried to prevent the producers who demanded the return of their labour. Tomato producers chanted slogans such as “Let the hands reaching the farmer be broken”, …

8 August

Türkiye’s cherry exports reach 209 million dollars…

Press release… Türkiye as the world leader in cherry production and a strong player in exports, realised 209 million dollars of cherry exports with an increase of 4 percent in the January-July period of 2024. Hayrettin Uçak Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, said …

8 August

“Recommendations to Farmers for Sustainable and Transformable Agriculture”

Dear farmers, seed is the building block of life and the foundation of agriculture. You produce and reproduce for the continuity of all life. It will be possible to boost productivity and quality in our country’s agriculture by cooperating with our farmers who breathe life into the soil with ancestral …

8 August

Veysel Memiş: We will introduce Turkish bulgur to the world

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), noted that they supported the promotional activities carried out by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector with the Bulgur Promotion Project as …

8 August

Mehmet Ali Işık: We aim to export 107 thousand tonnes of dried apricots in the new season

Press release… New season target for dried apricots is 107 thousand tonnes of exports… Mehmet Ali Işık Türkiye is the world’s leading producer and exporter of dried apricots in the 2023/24 season, producing 66,832 tonnes for 399 million dollars. While dried apricot exports were 80 thousand 388 tonnes on quantity …

7 August

Hakan Turan evaluates 2024 season for tomato paste…

Hakan Turan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SALKONDER (Tomato Paste, Frozen and Canned Food Manufacturers Association) evaluated the new tomato paste season… *** As you know, tomato paste harvest has started in the Aegean region. We estimate that the total harvest will be close to 3 million tonnes …

7 August

How sustainable agriculture contributes to achieving zero hunger…

July, 2024… The second of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – SDG2: Zero Hunger – aims to create a world free of hunger by 2030. However, according to the UN, a combination of factors including the pandemic, conflict, climate change and deepening inequalities mean that hunger and food insecurity have been …

7 August

Dr. Mustafa Sarı: Fish quantity halved in 24 years!

Bandırma (a district of Balıkesir province) Onyedi Eylül University Faculty of Maritime Faculty, Department of Maritime Business Management Professor Dr. Mustafa Sarı warned that if ecosystem-based fishery management is not adopted, the amount of fish caught will gradually decrease and species such as anchovy, horse mackerel and bluefish will disappear. …

7 August

Fikret Akova: Restriction on olive oil costs 400 million euros!

Stating that the restriction on bulk and barreled olive oil exports should be lifted after October, Fikret Akova said, “Our exporters need to be able to compete with their competitors. The export ban in bulk oil cost our country 400 million euros in 9 months.” Fikret Akova Fikret Akova, Chairman …

7 August

“We are running to the our export target with TURQUALITY, Development of International Competitiveness Projects and Fairs”

Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that Türkiye is the first across the world in the production of cherries, quince, figs, apricots. Apricot Figs Pointing out that Türkiye is also in the 2nd place in the production of cherry, cucumber, melon …