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14 July

AGRICULTURE WORKERS EXPOSED TO HIGHER HEAT STRESS AMID RECORD TEMPERATURES!

Workers in agriculture at higher risks of heat stress and they also suffer from high exposure to pesticides which can also be detrimental to their health, senior ILO official says… London… As global temperatures have been continuously increasing due to climate change with severe impacts on people’s health, and labor …

10 July

VEYSEL MEMIS: WE WILL BREAK NEW RECORDS IN THE EXPORT OF CEREALS AND PULSES

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), announced that they achieved an export of 143.8 million dollars in May, an increase of 8 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Noting that the harvest period …

10 July

TURKISH REPUBLIC’S FIRST HERBERIUM PRESERVES OVER 250,000 PLANT…

In the first herbarium established after the proclamation of the Republic of Türkiye, situated in the capital Ankara, approximately 250,000 species of dried plant samples are being meticulously preserved through pressing and storing. Tuğrul Körüklü The “ANK Herbarium” was founded in 1933 by the German botanist Kurt Krause and his …

10 July

TURKIYE’S 10-MONTH PERIOD HAZELNUT EXPORT…

Press release… In the 10-month period (1 September 2022-30 June 2023) of the 2022/2023 hazelnut export season, which started on September 1, 2022; hazelnut exports from Türkiye reached 262 thousand 710 tonnes, and a foreign exchange inflow of 1 billion 581 million 247 thousand US dollars was provided in return. …

9 July

QU DONGYU OF CHINA RE-ELECTED FAO DIRECTOR-GENERAL!

Press release… Overwhelming support confirms second term as head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations QU Dongyu was today re-elected to a second term as Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In ballot by FAO member countries, Qu received a …

9 July

MELTING OF POLAR GLACIERS INDIRECTLY TRIGGERING FOREST FIRES!

Turkish experts warn of wildfires, extreme weather events if climate change not tackled… ISTANBUL Climate change causes a significant rise in glacial melting, and this indirectly triggers wildfires, said a Turkish academic. The increasing melting of the polar glaciers, which prevent the world from overheating by reflecting about 80% of …

9 July

FAO FOOD PRICE INDEX CONTINUED DECLINING IN JUNE!

Press release… International quotations for all major cereals decline, but high domestic food prices threaten vulnerable countries… Rome – The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined again in June, led by price decreases for all major cereals and most types of vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of …

6 July

BEDRI GIRIT: WE PROVIDED A 48 PERCENT SPIKE IN OUR EXPORTS TO THE USA

Press release… The Turkish aquaculture and animal products industry, which ramped up its exports to the United States from $71 million to $105 million in 2022 with an increase of 48 percent, laid the groundwork for new commercial connections at the New York Fancy Food Show. The Aegean Fisheries and …

5 July

AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE TYPOLOGIES TO BE DETERMINED IN TURKIYE…

Press release… Ankara… Agricultural enterprise typologies in the livestock sector in Türkiye will be determined in cooperation with FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The project aims to develop the technical capacity of the relevant units of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in order to improve more …

4 July

AEGEAN REGION’S 6-MONTH EXPORTS EXCEED 15.5 BILLION DOLLARS…

Press release… The 9-day Eid al-Adha holiday brought about a decline in export figures. Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) exports in June decreased by 5.3 percent from 1 billion 694 million dollars to 1 billion 604 million dollars. While 3 of the 12 exporters’ associations under the umbrella of EIB exceeded …