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16 January

GROWING SYNERGY BETWEEN CHINA AND US IN AGRICULTURE…

By Hu Bingchuan There is no doubt that China and the United States have provided useful experience in agricultural development for human progress, especially for developing countries. The US leads the world in agricultural modernisation and output, and China is transitioning from smallholder farming to modern agriculture, having made huge …

16 January

MELİSA TOKGÖZ MUTLU: RUSSIA STANDS OUT IN FRESH FRUIT AND VEG EXPORTS

Tomato in products, Russia stands out in countries… Istanbul Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairwoman Melisa Tokgöz Mutlu said that last year, the top 5 exported products in the fresh fruit and vegetable sector as value basis were “tomato-fresh”, “cherry-fresh”, “tangerines-others”, “satsuma” and “pomegranate”. Mutlu said, “Most exports were …

15 January

QUALITY-BASED RAW MILK PRICING MODEL SHOULD BE REQUIRED!

National Milk Council (USK) executives who visited Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli demanded that the raw milk recommendation price to be determined under the umbrella of USK, as in previous periods. USK executives also stated that a quality-based raw milk pricing model should be implemented. President of the …

15 January

NİHAT ÇELİK: 2021 WILL BE THE YEAR OF SHEEP AND GOAT

Turkey Sheep and Goat Breeders’ Association (TÜDKİYEB) Chairman Nihat Çelik said that they aim the year of 2021 to be a peak term in this field by carrying the number of ovine animals to 70 million. Çelik also said that sheep and goat farming was one of the least affected …

15 January

IĞDIR’S HANDWOVEN CARPETS TO ADORN JAPANESE HOMES…

Iğdır University in the eponymous eastern province of Turkey has launched a new project focused on the preservation, development and promotion of the city’s carpets and rugs in association with the Turkish Employment Agency (IŞKUR). The university-owned business has sold the locally manufactured textile products to Japan in hopes of …

14 January

“HENCEFORTH NOBODY SHOULD EXPECT PLENTY OF ANCHOVIES”

Piraziz Fisheries Cooperative President of Giresun, Hamdi Arslan, said that even though the anchovy is like sand in the sea, it will end with this type of fishing. Arslan stated that the ban on anchovy hunting in our country is not enough. Piraziz (a district of Giresun province) Fisheries Cooperative …

14 January

AEGEAN EXPORTERS; THE WAY TO EXIST IN THE FUTURE IS ‘SMART AGRICULTURE’

Press release… Aegean exporters said “produce organic for the climate crisis” in Agriculture Week… The way to exist in the future is “smart agriculture”… One quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions come from food production. Aegean exporters, who have been feeding the world with organic production for 36 years, …

13 January

IS SPECIALIZED ORGANIZED INDUSTRIAL ZONES USEFUL FOR AGRICULTURE?

The specialized organized industrial zone based on agriculture (TDİOSB) is a wide range of goods and service production areas established by the public, legal person or persons, aimed at ensuring the integration of the agriculture and industry sector, producing agricultural and animal production and industrial facilities for their processing. The …

13 January

AEGEAN EXPORTERS AIM 5.5 BILLION DOLLARS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN 2021…

Press release… Exports of agricultural products from EIB exceeded 5 billion dollars. EIB’s agricultural products export target for 2021 is 5.5 billion dollars. Seedless raisins, dried figs, tobacco, cotton, olives, olive oil, fisheries, poultry meat, eggs, dairy products, honey, fresh fruit vegetables, fruit and vegetable products, non-wood forest products, citrus …

12 January

‘WE KNOW THE PESTICIDES WE USE’ PROJECT BY AEGEAN EXPORTERS…

Press release… Huge step for Food Safety… “We Know the Pesticides We Use” project… Pesticide analysis will be made in 9 products. Healthy food consumption and “Food Safety”, which is the key to this, are among the rising values across the world in recent years. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable …