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19 December

PAKDEMİRLİ URGES AFRICAN UNION TO ACT COLLECTIVELY FOR FOOD SECURITY…

Partnership between Turkey, Africa based on mutual benefits, cooperation, says Bekir Pakdemirli… Turkey’s agriculture and forestry minister on Friday urged the African Union to act collectively for food security. “The African Union, which constitutes one-sixth of world population, must act collectively to be more resilient against the possible new threats,” …

18 December

PERSIMMON HARVEST FOR THE NEEDY!

Press release… In the last harvest event of the “Volunteer Final Harvest Project”, which aims to reduce loss and waste in fresh fruit and vegetable products, the persimmon (apple of paradise), left in the field by the producers, was collected from the garden by volunteers and turned into a feast …

18 December

TURKEY: CITRUS ANNUAL

In MY 2021/22, the orange yield is forecast to increase 40 percent to 1.82 million metric tons (MMT)due to favorable rainy weather conditions in March and April 2021. The input costs for items such asfertilizer, fuel, and pesticides are still considered too high while farm gate prices are too low …

17 December

NEW ERA IN MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANT CULTIVATION IN MUĞLA REGION…

Medicinal and aromatic plants, which are among the natural richnesses of Turkey’s southwestern province Muğla, are also an important agricultural production area. Many new gardens were also established in the province, where the producers started a conscious and quality production with the projects realized. The studies and the road map …

17 December

“EGG PRICES WILL SURGE IN PARALLEL WITH RISING INPUT PRICES!”

The final declaration of the 5th Egg Summit held in Antalya on 9-12 December by the Turkish Egg Producers Central Union (Yum-Bir) was announced. In the declaration signed by the Chairman of Yum-Bir İbrahim Afyon, the summit was attended by the Chairman of the Parliamentary Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs …

16 December

UNDP SUPPORTS TURKEY IN CHARTING A COURSE TO NET ZERO BY 2053…

Press release… With ambitions high after Turkey’s ratification of the Paris Agreement, work starts on a climate change strategy to 2050 and an action plan to 2030… Ankara, 16 December 2021 – In the wake of Turkey’s ratification earlier this year of the Paris Agreement and commitment to achieve a …

16 December

“EASTERN ANATOLIAN EXPORTERS WILL CROWN THEIR PERFORMANCE WITH A RECORD”

The exports made by the Eastern Anatolian Exporters’ Association (DAİB) member companies in November increased by 1.75 percent compared to the same month of the previous year and reached 227 million 191 thousand dollars. According to the compilation made from the data of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) and DAİB, …

16 December

IRAN EXPANDING USE OF DRONES IN AGRICULTURE…

Iran’s agriculture ministry says it is encouraging the use of drones on farms across the country through offering cheap loans to farmers and launching information campaigns to boost the application of the technology.Kambiz Abbasi, Head of the ministry’s Agriculture Mechanization Expansion Center, said on Tuesday that demand and use of …

16 December

GROWTECH HAS LEFT ITS MARK ON THE GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL SECTOR…

Press release… Growtech 20th International Greenhouse, Agricultural Technology and Livestock Equipment Fair hosted international agriculture professionals after a two-year break at Antalya Anfaş Expo Center on 24-27 November 2021. 510 companies from 25 countries exhibited and 53 thousand 640 people from 25 countries visited the exhibition. The number of visitors …

15 December

‘HISTORICAL’ ATTACK FOR GASTRONOMIC TOURISM IN HATAY!

Hatay Metropolitan Municipality brought together experts in the field of gastronomy and important chefs to introduce the city’s food culture to the world. Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Lütfü Savaş said, “Hatay is a city where different cultures have lived together for centuries. Where the first agriculture started. Right in the …