Press release… Director-General addresses International Conference on Food Security in Uzbekistan… Samarkand, Uzbekistan – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, today renewed calls for the transformation of global agrifood systems at an International Conference on Food Security in Uzbekistan. 07 September 2023, Samarkand, …
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September, 2023
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9 September
FAO FOOD PRICE INDEX DECLINES IN AUGUST…
Press release… 08/09/2023 Strong supply conditions push international commodity quotations lower except for rice and sugar… Rome – International food commodity prices declined in August, led by staples other than rice and sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes …
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9 September
USA, LEADER IN DRIED FIG EXPORTS!
Press release… USA is the leader in dried fig exports… In the 2022/23 season, the United States was at the top of dried fig exports from Türkiye with an amount of 39.7 million dollars. Dried figs to the USA were 31.9 million dollars in the same period in the 2021/22 …
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8 September
EU MINISTERS DISCUSS HOW TO APPLY NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE…
The informal meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Cordoba focused on the use of new technologies to advance food security, combat climate change and achieve agricultural sector profitability. (The acting Spanish minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Luis Planas, welcomes the European Agriculture Commissioner, Janusz Wojciechowski. © Pool PEUE/Julio Muñoz) The …
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8 September
SINAN KIZILTAN: WE SET AN EXPORT TARGET OF 100 MILLION DOLLARS TO AFRICA
Press release… Turkish fishery and animal products sector has Kenya on its radar… Aquaculture and animal products sector set an export target of 100 million dollars to Africa… Sinan Kızıltan The Turkish aquaculture and animal products sector, which is the only sector to meet the 2023 targets set for the …
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8 September
KAZIM TAYCI: TURKISH COMPANIES ARE READY TO PROCESS RUSSIAN GRAIN
Türkiye’s flour companies are ready to handle the Russian grain to be sent to African nations if the plan goes through, say representatives from the industry. Kazım Taycı Kazım Taycı, the president of the Istanbul Cereals Pulses Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (İHBİR) said that Turkish companies have enough capacity to …
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7 September
BULENT UCAK: HARD DAYS IN WHITE GOLD AS THE HARVEST SEASON APPROACHES
Press release… While cotton prices abroad are at the level of 58-59 liras, the price of 45-46 liras in the country makes producers brooding. Unprecedented negativities threaten the sustainability of cotton production… As the 2023/24 harvest season approaches, cotton, which is called white gold, is experiencing difficult days. Despite the …
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7 September
HOW INTELLIGENT FARMING CAN BOOST PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITS
Intelligent farming is the use of advanced technologies and data-driven insights to improve the efficiency, quality, and profitability of agricultural production. From small-scale farmers to large-scale agribusinesses, intelligent farming can help them anticipate market trends, optimise processes, prevent risks, and adapt to changing conditions. By the year 2050, the global …
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7 September
MEHMET ALI ISIK: OUR EXPORT TARGET IN DRIED FIGS IS 300 MILLION DOLLARS
Press release… There is an excitement to start the new season in dried figs, the fruit of paradise. It was predicted that the 2023 yield of dried figs, in which Türkiye is the world leader in production and exports, will be at the level of 2022. Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairperson …
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7 September
SPECIALLY BRED ARABIAN HORSES SELLING FOR UP TO 1 MILLION LIRAS AT AUCTIONS…
Specially bred Arabian racehorses from the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry’s facility in the northwestern province of Bursa have garnered a lot of interest, selling for up to 1 million Turkish Liras at various auctions. The stud farm in Bursa’s Karacabey district, which Ottoman ruler Orhan Gazi gave as a dowry to his wife …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector