January, 2022

• 6 January

  İSMAİL YILMAZ: WE EXPECT FLOWER EXPORTS WORTH 180 MILLION DOLLARS IN 2022

  

  Last year’s figure jumped 38% from previous year, with aim of 20% growth in 2022, says head of industry group… ANTALYA Turkish flower exports hit $148 million in 2021, soaring 38% from the previous year, said an industry group on Wednesday. İsmail Yılmaz “The sector has never before been able …

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• 5 January

  DR. BİLGEHAN NAS: WE HAVE SUCCEEDED IN USING FILTERED WASTEWATER FOR CULTIVATING MAIZE

  

  The ongoing climate crisis necessitates innovative solutions, especially in agriculture. In the central Turkish province of Konya, the country’s breadbasket, scientists seek to help farmers boost their crop yields amid a drought. Professor Bilgehan Nas and his team from Konya Technical University have succeeded in using filtered wastewater for cultivating maize. …

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• 5 January

  TURKEY PREPARING TO BUY 5 AIRPLANES TO FIGHT WILDFIRES…

  

  Country also opened tenders to rent 20 planes, 55 helicopters to be used in 2022-2024… Turkiye is preparing to buy five amphibious airplanes to fight wildfires, according to information obtained by Anadolu Agency on Tuesday. Upon the request of the General Directorate of Forestry, the Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries …

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• 4 January

  EU 2022 PROMOTION PROGRAMMES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS…

  

  The 2022 work programme focuses on campaigns that align with the ambitions of the European Green Deal and support objectives from the Farm to Fork strategy, and the EU organic action plan… The European Commission allocated €185.9 million euros ($210.6 million USD) in 2022 for the promotion of European Union …

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• 4 January

  KING SHAKIR TEAMS UP WITH UNDP FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET IN 2022!

  

  Press release… Partnership aims to inspire Turkish young people to join the fight against inequality and climate change… Ankara, 4 January 2022 – Popular Turkish cartoon character King Shakir and his friends are urging young people to make the world a greener, healthier and more equitable place through a campaign …

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• 4 January

  TURKEY EARNS 2.26 BILLION DOLLARS FROM HAZELNUT EXPORTS IN 2021…

  

  Country exported 344,379 tonnes of hazelnut to 122 countries in 2021, says regional trade association… Giresun, Türkiye… Turkey earned 2.26 billion dollars from hazelnut exports last year, a regional trade association said on Monday. In its statement, the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association (KFMİB) emphasized that a new …

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• 3 January

  IS SOIL CARBON AGRICULTURE’S SECRET WEAPON?

  

  At the United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP26 – held in Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2021, world leaders have discussed appropriate global action on climate change.But while much attention will focus on ways of curbing further greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, there’s also growing awareness of the need to try …

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• 3 January

  ANKARA PROVIDES AGRICULTURAL DRONES TO BAKU…

  

  Within the scope of a project titled “Detection of Surface Reflection and Vegetation Indices for the Multi-Purpose Analysis of Drone-Based Multispectral Images,” a Turkish agency has provided agricultural drones to Azerbaijan. “The project is launched in cooperation with the Agrarian Science and Innovation Center of Azerbaijan and the Faculty of Agriculture at Ankara University,” said …

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• 3 January

  TURKEY ENDS THE YEAR BY PLANTING THE LAST OF THE 252 MILLION SAPLINGS…

  

  The government made good on its promise during summer’s wildfires to plant three saplings in the name of every citizen in the 84 million nation, and on Thursday, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry concluded the campaign by planting the last of the 252 million saplings… Turkey ended the year …

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• 2 January

  TURKISH DAIRY INDUSTRY WARNS; MILK PRICES TO BE REVISED URGENTLY!

  

  JOINT PRESS RELEASE FROM INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES… Sector representatives made a joint press statement on the problems experienced in the dairy sector and their solutions. Şemsi Bayraktar Chair of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) Şemsi Bayraktar, Chair of the Central Union of Turkish Dairy Producers (TSÜMB) Tevfik Keskin, Chair …

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