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15 August

THE PARADOX OF SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE; DICHOTOMY OF ABUNDANCE AND SCARCITY

In the verdant heartland of South Africa, a jarring paradox of two opposing food systems manifests – one burgeoning with excess, privilege, and waste, the other scarred by scarcity, hunger, and hardship. Born in a time of transformation, when the nation sought to liberate its food system from the tight …

15 August

HAYRETTIN UCAK: WE AIM TO REACH 100 MILLION DOLLARS IN FRESH FIG EXPORTS

News release… Fresh figs, one of the important agricultural products of the Aegean, are exported to all over the world, especially to European countries such as Germany, England, the Netherlands and France. Hayrettin Uçak The export of yellow fresh figs started on 31 July. Black figs, with a cut date …

15 August

YUMAKLI: AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL ZONES WILL BE ESTABLISHED!

The government is working on plans to establish agricultural organised industrial zones (OIZs) that will help control food prices, Agriculture Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said. According to the minister, agricultural OIZs, which will use geothermal energy, will be established in around 100 locations across the country. İbrahim Yumaklı “These special zones …

14 August

FIVE BENEFITS OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE-FIVE WAYS TO SCALE IT

Svein Tore HolsetherPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Yara International. Grant F. ReidChair of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Agribusiness Task Force, former CEO of Mars Incorporated In past years, we’ve seen regenerative agriculture move from a being more of an elusive concept to a proven solution, and an answer to …

14 August

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR MORE NUTRITIOUS FOOD SYSTEMS…

For countries to reap the nutritional benefits of biofortified seed, the resulting biofortified foods must reach the hands of consumers. Digital tools are strategic assets now being used to scale up the reach of biofortified seeds, grains, and foods. A new brief, ″Digital Transformation for More Nutritious Food Systems,″ outlines …

14 August

COCOA HITS HIGHEST PRICE IN 46 YEARS!

Cocoa prices surged to the highest in 46 years on the Intercontinental Exchange in London on Wednesday as bad weather in West Africa threatened production prospects for the main suppliers of the primary raw material used to make chocolate. Cocoa beans The benchmark September contract for cocoa in London gained …

14 August

“WE PRODUCE 10 PERCENT OF SUNFLOWER IN KIRKLARELI REGION”

Kırklareli province, one of the important agricultural production centres of Türkiye, produces 10 percent of the sunflower in the country and offers it to domestic and foreign markets. Sunflower, also known as “yellow bride” and “solstice” in Thrace region of Türkiye, continues to develop and grain formation continues. A significant …

14 August

TURKISH TEA BRINGS IN 17.2 MILLION DOLLARS IN 7 MONTHS…

Tea exports from Türkiye in the January-July period soared by 30 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching 17 million 182 thousand 55 dollars. Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB), said that tea was sold to …

13 August

INVESTING IN FEED EFFICIENCY CAN REDUCE CATTLE EMISSIONS…

Press release… With the onus on farmers to reduce emissions from their herds many are looking at how breeding cows with better feed efficiencies can help achieve the objectives. Using the CFIT technology from VikingGenetics is already helping dairy farmers around the world not only reduce methane but also help …

12 August

HAYRETTIN UCAK: WE EXPECT A RECORD RISE IN CITRUS YIELD FOR THIS SEASON

Press release… High expectations for citrus in the 2023/24 season… Citrus export target for 2023 is 1 billion dollars… The yield of citrus products in the Aegean Region was estimated at 769 thousand 302 tonnes in the 2023/24 season, a spike of 335 thousand 186 tonnes compared to the previous …