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19 August

MEHMET ALI ISIK: EU ALLOCATES 30 PERCENT OF ITS LANDS TO THE ORGANIC SECTOR

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairperson of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, who shared the knowledge that organic production in Turkiye started in the dried fruit sector 35 years ago, said, “The whole world is in an effort to strengthen its position in the organic sector. Biofach, …

19 August

HASAN OSMAN SABIR: WE AIM TO EXPORT 320 000 TONNES OF HAZELNUT THIS SEASON

The producers aim to increase export revenues in hazelnut, which is an important source of income in the Black Sea region. While the hazelnut harvest, which started earlier this month, continues in the coastal and central areas, exporters are making their final preparations for the new season. The Black Sea Hazelnut …

18 August

“CERTIFIED AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANCY MODEL WILL BRING SUCCESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST PESTICIDE RESIDUES”

Press release… Evaluating the issues on the agenda of the Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable sector, Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that they are very pleased that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will implement the certified agricultural consultancy model to combat …

18 August

BRAZIL’S IRRIGATED AREA COULD GROW BY 4.2 MILLION HECTARES BY 2040!

Research released by TCP Partners, an investment and management company, predicts that Brazil’s irrigated area could grow by 4.2 million hectares by 2040. According to the study, since 2006, irrigated agriculture in Brazil has shown an average growth rate of 4.7% per year. According to IBGE data, in 2021, the …

18 August

AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CO-OPS BEGIN TO SELL MORE THAN 30 ITEMS AT DISCOUNTED PRICES!

Nearly 1,4000 supermarkets operated by the Agricultural Credit Cooperatives on Aug. 15 began to offer more than 30 items, at discounted prices. Those items include, meat, poultry, flour, sugar, rice, onions, sunflower seed oil, liquid soaps and paper towels as well as some fruits. The move came after Recep Tayyip …

17 August

GÜMÜŞHANE TO BE THE CAPITAL OF BUCKWHEAT PRODUCTION!

Harvest season has started in Turkiye’s northeastern province of Gümüşhane, which has the country’s first gluten-free flour source, buckwheat processing factory. This year’s harvest put a smile on the face of the farmers, as the harvest started with a combine harvester in the area of approximately one thousand decares planted …

17 August

SUNFLOWER PRODUCTION INCREASES IN AĞRI REGION!

The plains that turn yellow in Turkiye’s eastern province of Ağrı, where sunflower production increases every year, reminds of Thrace region. The province, which has rich river resources and 3.5 million decares of agricultural land, makes a name for itself in agriculture and livestock with nearly 2 million animals. Synflower …

16 August

BUMPER HARVEST FOR SOUTH AFRICAN OLIVE GROWERS!

Despite bad news, loadshedding woes and ongoing challenges that face farmers in South Africa, many olive growers had a bumper crop harvest. According to SA Olive data, local farmers have produced around 1.6 to 1.7 million litres of EVOO over the last two years, and production is expected to be …

16 August

MINISTRY REPORTS; RUSSIA HARVESTS 78 MILLION TONNES OF GRAIN CROPS

Russia has harvested 78 million tonnes of grain crops this season so far, thus ensuring national food security, Roman Nekrasov, director of the department of plant growing, mechanization, chemicalization, and plant protection at the Russian agriculture ministry, said on last Saturday. “As of yesterday, Russian farmers harvested 78 million tonnes …

16 August

OSMAN AKAR: WE EXPECT A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN GRAIN YIELD AROUND ERZURUM REGION

Grains such as wheat, barley and oats in Turkiye’s eastern Anatolian province of Erzurum surged by one hundred percent compared to the previous year. It is expected that around 300 thousand tonnes of wheat will be harvested in Erzurum. Erzurum Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Osman Akar stated that …