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22 June

LEON PİÇON: BETTER COTTON IS A MUST FOR SUSTAINABLE EXPORT

The demand for sustainable cotton in the Textile and Ready-to-Wear Sectors, which has an annual economic size of 60 billion dollars and earns Turkey more than 25 billion dollars every year, is increasing day by day in line with consumer preferences. The Better Cotton Practices Association (IPUD), which serves to …

22 June

“EXPORT OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TO INDIA BREAKS A RECORD”

Press release… Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations (AKİB) Coordinator and Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairman Nejdat Sin said that Turkey’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports in May reached 201.2 million dollars with an increase of 27 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Nejdat Sin, who …

22 June

TURKEY’S ENERGY MAP BECOMES GREENER AS RENEWABLES EXPAND COUNTRYWIDE…

Country ranks as world’s 12th biggest renewable power with over $50 billion investment… Turkey’s renewables expansion, driven by hydro, wind and solar places the Izmir province as a leader in wind power and Konya as a pioneer in solar energy, data compiled by Anadolu Agency reveals. Of the country’s total …

21 June

CUT FLOWER SECTOR AIMS TO REACH 500 MILLION DOLLARS IN EXPORTS…

İsmail Yılmaz, Chairperson of the Ornamental Plants and Products Exporters’ Association, said, “We will achieve 130 million dollars worth of exports at the end of the year. If we have a 3 percent share in the European market, our flower exports might reach 500 million dollars.” İsmail Yılmaz Carnation was …

21 June

CHICKEN LIFE SHORTENS; SO IS IT GENETICS?

Archaeologists have revealed that the lifespan of chickens used to be much longer. But this is not due to genetics. According to researchers, the secret to chickens’ longer lifespans is that they were considered sacred back then. Experts have developed a reliable method for determining the age of chickens that …

21 June

İBRAHİM BAŞBUĞ: VERDE OIL PROUDLY REPRESENTS TURKEY IN THE WORLD OLIVE OIL ARENA

Press release… Olive Oil Export Champion VERDE Takes Its Place in ISO 500… Known as the locomotive of Turkey’s olive oil exports, VERDE Yağ (Oil) managed to enter the ISO (İstanbul Chamber of Industry) Top 500 list in 2020. Behind the rapid rise of the well-established company lies huge investments …

20 June

DENİZ ATAÇ: DESERTIFICATION AFFECTS THE LIVES OF 2 BILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE

Desertification affects the lives of approximately 2 billion people worldwide, turning them into “ecological migrants,” according to the head of a nonprofit environmental group. Deniz Ataç – CEO of the Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion for the Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats (TEMA) – said that land …

19 June

MURAT ÖDÜL: WE HAVE PERFORMED A SUCCESS STORY IN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SECTOR

Press release… Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB), which has increased its exports by 40 percent since 2018, aims to break a new record by exceeding 1 billion 200 million dollars in 2021. EYMSİB Board of Directors and Supervisory Board members informed the public about the projects they …

19 June

TURKEY WORLD’S LARGEST HAZELNUT, CHERRY, FIG, APRICOT, QUINCE AND POPPY PRODUCER…

Turkey’s agricultural income last year hit $47.5B, up 20% year-on-year… Turkey is the world’s number one producer of hazelnuts, cherries, figs, apricots, quinces, and poppies, according to official Agriculture and Forestry Ministry data. Hazelnut Turkey has reaped the largest agricultural income in the EU for the last decade, and is …

19 June

WORLD FOOD DAY POSTER CONTEST!

If you’re between the ages 5 to 19, we want you to use your imagination and create a poster of a food journey. An agri-food system is a complex term but they are a part of our daily lives, every time we eat. The system covers the many different steps …