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19 November

RCEP; WORLD’S BIGGEST TRADE DEAL SIGNED!

In the mist of the gloom generated by the twin health and economic crises, the birth of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a ray of light. More than a million lives have been lost worldwide as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is massive unemployment and entire …

19 November

HARVEST LOSSES TO BE REDUCED WITH “MONITORING SYSTEM FOR CA MODULES”

Turkish engineers developed; harvest losses to be reduced… Within the scope of the project prepared by the Atatürk Horticultural Central Research Institute and a private company, a new system was developed that can instantly monitor the status of the products kept in cold storage after harvest. Atatürk Horticultural Central Research …

18 November

SAVE FOOD: GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON FOOD LOSS AND WASTE REDUCTION

Press release… 11 November 2020, Budapest, Hungary – An FAO webinar, focusing on Europe and Central Asia, was held to exchange and promote new practices for facilitating vulnerable groups’ access to food and tackling food waste through the development and adoption of innovative solutions. A recording of the virtual event, …

18 November

“WE HAVE STARTED A SEED PROJECT UNIQUE TO THRACE REGION”

Trakya Development Agency (TRAKYAKA) Secretary General Mahmut Şahin stated that they support local and national seed studies and they have started a project for the revitalization and development of seeds unique to Thrace region. Şahin said, “We established Trakya Tohum AŞ (Thrace Seed Inc.), which will provide analysis services in …

18 November

TURKEY EXPORTS TABLE OLIVES TO 123 COUNTRIES…

Approximately 60 percent of table olive exports were made to 3 countries from Turkey in the 2019-2020 season. About 86.3 million dollars of foreign sales out of total 145.7 million dollars of table olives were made to Germany, Romania and Iraq. Ayhan Bakan, Member of the Board of the Aegean …

18 November

“DEMAND FOR MINI VEGETABLES SURGES DURING PANDEMIC”

Antalya, Turkey Small versions of food products among most preferred in Turkey, abroad, says marketing manager of agriculture firm… While stress has undoubtedly risen during the coronavirus outbreak, it has also led to healthy eating habits, as consumers are now looking toward finger-sized fresh miniature vegetables rich in vitamins and …

17 November

CRISPR-Cas9; APPLYING GENE EDITING IN AGRICULTURE

Gene editing can have a major impact on global agriculture through rapid development of crop varieties with diverse desirable traits… In what has been a first, this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to two women scientists and an all-women team, France’s Emmanuelle Charpentier and the US’s Jennifer …

17 November

“FISH OIL AND FISHMEAL TO PROVIDE MUCH MORE ADDED VALUE”

Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) Board member and Fisheries Sector Committee Chairperson Ismail Kobya said that Turkey’s fisheries and aquatic products have a significant potential in exports. Emphasizing that the exports of fish oil and fish meal, which are among the seafood products, have showed an improvement every year, …

16 November

SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES AND INDUSTRIAL POLICIES IN TURKEY…

Growth rate figures in Turkey are not yet supported by an increase in productivity at the desired level. There is a need for more inclusive and continuous studies to systematically analyse and resolve productivity problems at national and sectoral level, at different segments and scales. In addition, development of mechanisms, …

16 November

TURKISH FISH OIL AND FISH MEAL EXPORTS CONTINUE TO BOOST…

In the January-October period, 26 thousand 109 tons of fish oil and fish meal (flour) were exported and 45 million 360 thousand 603 dollars obtained in return. According to the data of Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), during January-October term of this year, Turkey exported 26 thousand 109 tons …