THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
Nihat Çelik, Head of the Türkiye Sheep and Goat Breeders’ Central Union (TÜDKİYEB) said that the only way to minimise the problems in the red meat sector is through ovine breeding. “Increasing the share of ovine, which is 27 per cent in red meat production and encouraging its consumption, increasing …
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January, 2024
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3 January
Sebahattin Arslantürk: Trabzon accounts for 28 percent of hazelnut exports in 2023
Press release… In 2023, 284 thousand 141 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye and 1 Billion 866 Million 735 Thousand 417 Dollars of foreign currency inflow was provided in return. According to the latest data, issued by Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), last year, there was a 9 …
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3 January
Ahmet Güldal: Türkiye has reached a valuable point in seed production
General Manager of Turkish Grain Board (TMO) Ahmet Güldal, said that the breeding works carried out in seed highly contributed to farmers and production. Ahmet Güldal “The legal regulations and supports provided have been very effective, but the biggest effect is in breeding studies. Then the efforts of our colleagues …
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2 January
Tevfik Keskin: Cow slaughter will accelerate if raw milk price is not updated!
Tevfik Keskin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Union of Milk Producers of Türkiye (SÜTBİR), made a written statement regarding the milk prices on the agenda of milk producers. Stating that according to their calculations, the cost of raw milk production is 12.43 liras and the producer …
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1 January
Mehmet Akın Doğan: Pesticides are the most important cost item of our farmers
Türkiye’s Eastern Mediterranean province of Adana’s district Yüreğir Chamber of Agriculture President Mehmet Akın Doğan said that the VAT exemption applied in fertiliser and feed should also be applied to agricultural pesticides or the VAT rate should be reduced. Mehmet Akın Doğan THE VAT EXEMPTION APPLIED IN FERTILISER AND FEED …
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1 January
Eastern Mediterranean accounts for 50 percent of orange production in Türkiye…
ORANGES PURCHASED FOR 5 TL IN THE GARDEN… In the Eastern Mediterranean region, where Türkiye’s major production centres are located, the orange harvest started in December. Half of the approximately 1 million 300 thousand tonnes of oranges produced throughout the country are grown in orchards in Hatay, Adana, Mersin, Osmaniye …
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December, 2023
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31 December
Dr. Canan Acar: Türkiye should change the agricultural irrigation system so as to reduce water loss and leakage
The threat of drought is increasing day by day and Türkiye is no exception. Associate Professor Dr. Canan Acar, from the University of Twente of the Netherlands, has highlights that Türkiye consumes 60 billion cubic metres of water annually. She suggests that by changing the agricultural irrigation system and reducing …
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30 December
“Empowering Agriculture Education for Rural Impact”, Dr. Jim French
October 27, 2023 Education paves the way for a brighter future in rural communities Recently, higher learning in agriculture has gained traction, with a focus on equipping students to make a meaningful difference in their rural hometowns. We spoke with Dr. Jim French, an expert in agricultural education and Secretary …
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30 December
Dr. Hüseyin Akdemir: Türkiye is one of the leading countries in terms of producing medicinal and aromatic plants
Press release… Bornova (one of Izmir’s leading districts) Municipality organised “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Training” where comprehensive information was given from the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants to their usage areas. Explaining that 80 per cent of the oregano in the world market is produced in Türkiye, the experts …
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30 December
Facility producing pellet gets its energy from the sun in Erzincan…
It produces fuel from natural waste by getting its energy from the sun… In Erzincan (Türkiye’s Eastern Anatolian province), waste forest products are converted into biomass fuel type pellets in a factory that gets its energy from the sun. In the factory where 5 tonnes of production is made per …
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