March, 2022

• 27 March

  THE MINISTRY; DOMESTIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TO BE BOOSTED

  

  In the new period, agricultural policies will be renewed and domestic production will be accelerated. The aim of the studies initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture will be “to increase production, to ensure Turkey’s own sufficiency in basic products such as wheat and sunflower”. In this context, it is on …

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• 27 March

  FISHING BAN STARTS ON APRIL 15!

  

  Despite about 3 weeks remaining in the seas for the fishing ban that will start on April 15, some boats could not fish as they expected, so they stopped early and anchored in the port. While some fishermen are already starting their preparations for the next season, some will go …

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• 27 March

  EU COUNTRIES OBTAIN A SURPLUS OF 47 BILLION EUROS IN AGRICULTURAL TRADE…

  

  EU gave a surplus of 47 billion Euros in agricultural trade… EU countries exported 197 billion Euros of agricultural products last year, as well as imported 150 billion Euros. The European Union (EU) had a surplus of 47 billion Euros from agricultural product trade last year. In this regard, the …

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• 27 March

  HARUN ÇALLI: TURKISH DAIRY PRODUCT EXPORTS TO AFRICAN COUNTRIES GAIN MOMENTUM

  

  While the countries of the world put a quota in the export of food products against the food crisis experienced firstly due to the pandemic and then the war between Ukraine and Russia, Turkiye continues to do the opposite. Recently, there has been an increase of more than 450 percent …

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• 26 March

  LESHCHENKO: PLANTED ACRES IN UKRAINE MAY FALL BY HALF

  

  Reuters writer Pavel Polityuk reported yesterday that, “Ukraine’s spring crop sowing area may more than halve this year from 2021 levels to some 7 million hectares,  its Agriculture Minister Roman Leshchenko said on Tuesday, versus 15 million hectares expected before the Russian invasion. Roman Leshchenko “He said farmers could sow …

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• 26 March

  RED MEAT NOT TO BE EXPORTED!

  

  Ministry of Commerce took action! Red meat will not be exported… Meat and Milk Board (ESK) had marked up red meat by 48 percent. It was stated by experts that the continuation of the hikes would come. Recently, it was also claimed that Qatar and Iran imported large amounts of …

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• 26 March

  “SUGAR STOCKS MORE THAN ENOUGH!”

  

  Turkiye is not facing a shortage of sugar, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has said in a statement, as prices contracted on March 25. The country had a total of 400,000 tons of sugar at the end of last year’s production season, and a total of 2.5 million tons of sugar was …

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• 26 March

  TURKIYE TO BENEFIT THE MOST AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT FROM EU THROUGH IPARD…

  

  Turkiye to receive $472M support from $1.01B EU fund for agricultural, rural development… BRUSSELS… Turkiye will benefit the most from the EU’s €927 million ($1.01 billion) fund for pre-accession countries in agricultural and rural development, the European Commission announced on Wednesday.  The commission adopted assistance programs to support candidate countries …

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• 24 March

  UĞUR TOPRAK: WE MUST FIGHT WITH FOOD FRAUD

  

  Press release… A call for healthy food from Uğur Toprak, the Head of Food Engineers İzmir Branch… Uğur Toprak, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Izmir Branch of the Chamber of Food Engineers, called for the disclosure of the penalties imposed to prevent fraud in food and said, …

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• 23 March

  FORESTATION WORKS GAIN MOMENTUM ACROSS TURKIYE AS SIZE OF FORESTS REACH 23.1 MILLION HECTARES…

  

  Forested lands of Turkey have increased by 177,000 hectares in one year with the rehabilitation of decayed forests and new planting work. Nongovernmental organizations, in the meantime, warn against wildfire threat and recommend better rehabilitation and restoration… As urban settlements grow and big cities turn into concrete jungles, Turkey adheres …

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