August, 2019

• 20 August

  TURKEY, SECOND LARGEST BEEKEEPING COUNTRY IN THE WORLD…

  Turkey, the world’s second largest beekeeping country after China… Selçuk Solmaz, head of Ankara Beekeepers Association (AAYB), said, “Turkey is one of few self-sufficient countries in beekeeping,” Founded in 2003, AAYB aims to train beekeepers, discuss difficulties of the profession and find solutions to produce various bee products with more …

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• 20 August

  LOCAL SACRIFICIALS ARE READY FOR THE FEAST OF SACRIFICE…

  No import for this Feast of Sacrifice (Qurban Bayram)! Cengiz Ceylan, Deputy Director General of Animal Husbandry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, said that sacrificials for the Feast would be all domestic. Ceylan said, “This year the sacrificials are not considered to be imported. 1 million 250 thousand cattle ready …

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• 20 August

  İLHAN KOYUNSEVEN: PULLING FOOD INFLATION DOWN NEEDS STRUCTURAL POLICIES

  Istanbul Commodity Exchange (ISTIB) Vice Chairman of the Board Ilhan Koyunseven said that food prices were falling with the effect of the season, but while rejoicing, the importance of planned progress in agriculture should not be forgotten, besides not daily, yet long-term effects of structural measures should be taken into …

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• 20 August

  PROF. DR. NAZİMİ AÇIKGÖZ: ORGANIC FOOD MARKET APPROACHES 100 B DOLLARS

  The green revolution of the 1960s, which ended the world food shortages, created the opportunity for the organic agriculture market to flourish in the 1980s. Its emergence is based on a logic that cannot be rejected by anyone. Organic agriculture started due to the health and environmental problems caused by …

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• 20 August

  WHAT IS PRESICION FARMING ALL ABOUT?

  Precision Farming… What is Precision Farming all about? Precision Farming is about managing variations in the field accurately to grow more food using fewer resources and reducing production costs. All aspects of the environment – soil, weather, vegetation, water – vary from place to place. And all these factors determine …

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• 20 August

  GOOGLE WANTS INDIAN FARMERS TO USE AI IN COTTON CROP…

  India is the largest producer and the second largest exporter of cotton in the world. Yet, for the farmers raising cotton crop the year 2017 was horrendous. Reason? Nearly 50 per cent of their yield was destroyed following an attack by the pink bollworm. This happened despite cotton farmers using …

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• 20 August

  THE USAGE OF PESTICIDES INCREASED BY 57 PERCENT IN TURKEY…

  The amount of agricultural pesticide used in Turkey increased to 59 thousand tons since 2009. The southern province of Antalya saw the highest increase. The usage of pesticides increased by 57 percent in the last decade. The total amount of pesticides used in 2017 increased to 54.098 tons compared to …

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• 20 August

  TURKISH PISTACHIO NUTS ALSO SURPASSES CHINA WALL…

  Turkey will be exporting pictachio nuts to China… During his visit to Beijing, Minister of Trade Ruhsar Pekcan recalled that 25 tons of Turkish cherry entered China after a long period of time and said that pistachio nuts are also allowed to be sold to this country. 39 companies to …

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• 20 August

  DO YOU THINK THAT PASTA CAUSES TO GAIN WEIGHT?

  There are many right known wrong beliefs settled in our society. One of them is the idea of ​​‘pasta causes to gain weight’… Until 10 years ago, many people thought that butter, eggs and salt should not be consumed! However, dozens of studies by scientists have revealed that such prejudices …

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• 20 August

  SALMA KHALIFA: AGRICULTURE AND FOOD IN TUNISIA

  

  Tunisian olive oil has won numerous awards according to Olive Oil Times. In 2018 alone, Tunisian olive oil producers won more than 70 awards, including 20 gold at international competitions in Los Angeles, Athens, Italy, London, New York and Japan. What makes Tunisian olive oil special? Tunisia has been producing …

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