THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
The region without sea is making money from fishing! Ramazan Çolak 2 million dollars of exports in one year… In Gümüşhane, which has no seaside coast, trout grown in dam lakes are exported to countries such as Russia, China, Chile and Japan. “We exported 2 million dollars in 2023” 15 …
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December, 2023
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3 December
LOUISA VINTON: MORE THAN 4600 SMALL BUSINESSES WERE DISTRIBUTED CASH GRANTS IN QUAKE HIT PROVINCES
Press release… Nine months after earthquakes devastated 11 provinces in southern Türkiye, more than 4,600 small businesses in these provinces will be able to start up again thanks to cash grants distributed by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under a Swedish-funded programme. The total value of UNDP’s “post-earthquake recovery grants” …
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3 December
JAK ESKINAZI: AEGEAN EXPORTERS HIT THE TARGET IN NOVEMBER
Press release… EIB’s November exports reached 1 billion 549 million dollars… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) ramped up its exports by 2 percent to 1 billion 549 million dollars in November. EİB’s exports in November 2022 were 1 billion 522 million dollars. Jak Eskinazi In November, Türkiye’s exports soared by 5.2 …
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2 December
DR. LEVENT KURNAZ: CLIMATE CHANGE ADVERSELY AFFECTS HAZELNUT AGRICULTURE!
The global climate change in the Black Sea Region adversely affects hazelnut agriculture. Recently, the problem of hazelnut frostbite has emerged. Climate scientists state that hazelnut agriculture should be moved to higher elevations. Dr. Levent Kurnaz While it is stated that sudden changes in air temperatures caused by global climate …
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2 December
OVER 130 COUNTRIES AGREE TO EMBED FOOD, AGRICULTURE IN CLIMATE PLANS…
Over 130 countries agreed on Friday to prioritize food and agriculture in their national climate plans during the U.N. Climate Change Conference – COP28 in Dubai in a move cheered by observers despite concerns over its silence on the role of fossil fuels. Food systems are estimated to be responsible for …
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2 December
YUMAKLI: WE WILL FIGHT EXORBITANT PRICE HIKES!
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı addressed Friday the issue of exorbitant price hikes, noting authorities would undertake the required steps against all the sectors identified doing this practice, highlighting at the same time they would continue to protect producers to ensure sustainable production. Yumaklı, in his speech at the …
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1 December
ALPER ALHAT: TURKIYE DOES NOT FACE A SHORTAGE OF OLIVE OIL
Despite the expected decline in production, Türkiye’s olive oil producers do not anticipate serious supply problems thanks to olive oil in the stocks. Poor olive harvest and resulting low olive production is not a unique problem to Türkiye. The world’s largest olive oil producers, Spain and Italy, also saw a …
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November, 2023
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30 November
NO MORE FREE LUNCH FOR EUROPE’S FARMERS!
Europe’s farmers are receiving ever more handouts from politicians, despite their relatively meagre contribution to our economy and increasingly obstinate stance against the EU’s efforts to adapt to a changing world. In Europe, farmers are kings. Just look at agricultural subsidies in the EU’s budget, which consume a third of …
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30 November
“THERE ARE OLIVE OILS IN VARIOUS GRADES AT AFFORDABLE PRICES”
Press release… TARİŞ Olive and Olive Oil Association Chairperson Hilmi Sürek stated that the price of 5 acid refining olive oil traded in the market is 165 liras per kilogram and said, “The price of 295 liras per kilogram, which has been highlighted recently, is the gross price valid for …
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30 November
SINAN KIZILTAN: WE AIM TO REACH 2 BILLION DOLLARS IN FISHERY EXPORTS IN 2024
Press release… Fresh sea bass is most popular with the British… Sinan Kızıltan While the UK ranked first in fresh sea bass exports with an amount of 29 million dollars, the Netherlands was the top country in fresh fillet sea bass with a demand of 34 million dollars. While the …
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