THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
Handheld gadgets bring vital information to small farmers to increase productivity and access markets… MOROGORO, Tanzania While spreading fertilizer, Sebastian Bukeke, 47, a small-time farmer in the village of Kiroka in Tanzania’s Morogoro region, is also using his cellphone to learn about the weather. He has been able to boost …
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August, 2021
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23 August
SELAMİ İLERİ: AGRI-MACHINERY EXPORTS INCREASED BY 35 PERCENT IN JANUARY-JULY PERIOD
Press release… Selami İleri, Secretary General of the Turkish Association of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers (TARMAKBİR), in his written statement, gave the information that the foreign trade data for the machinery sector for the period of July 2021 was announced. Selami İleri said, “Accordingly, our exports in the January-July …
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23 August
DROUGHT DEALS A BLOW TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN KONYA REGION!
Konya, the breadbasket of Turkey, is going through tough times with reduced precipitation levels. The ensuing drought has dealt a blow to water levels in dam reservoirs, lakes and ponds and has affected agriculture and animal husbandry in this central province of the country. Global climate change is the main culprit in the …
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22 August
CEREALS, PULSES AND OIL SEEDS EXPORTS SURPASS 8 BILLION DOLLARS…
Press release… Cereals, pulses, oil seeds sector exceeded 8 billion dollars in exports… Cereals, pulses, oil seeds sector accounts for 41 percent of food exports… In the last 12 months, exports of the cereals, pulses and oil seeds sector, which experienced the highest increase in Turkey’s food exports during the …
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22 August
TRITICALE BECOMES AN ALTERNATIVE TO WHEAT IN SIVAS REGION…
Triticale, an alternative to wheat in Sivas (a Central Anatolian province of Turkey) made its producer happy despite the drought. Despite the drought across the country and the agricultural frost in Sivas in May, around 3 thousand tonnes of crops are expected in triticale. Ulaş Agricultural Enterprise In Sivas, where …
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22 August
FERSAN STARTS THE HARVEST PERIOD WHILE PRODUCING 22 MILLION LITRES OF VINEGAR…
Press release… Jalapeños from Gördes and Bayındır. Cucumber from Burdur, Akhisar, Afyon Sandıklı regions… Fersan, which produces 22 million litres of vinegar per year and has planting areas in 5 different regions, has started the harvest period in Cucumber and Jalapeño production with 3 million tonnes of seeds. In Fersan’s …
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21 August
HOW OTTOMAN SULTAN HELPED IRELAND DURING GREAT FAMINE!
Ottoman sultan Abdülmecid I went out of his way to help the Irish people during the Great Famine of 1845-1852. They returned the favor in the Crimean War. Sultan Abdülmecid 1 The Great Famine in the mid-19th century was one of the most devastating events in Irish history. Between 1845 …
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21 August
OSMAN AKAR: ERZURUM PROVINCE HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST CATTLE POPULATION IN THE COUNTRY
Animal wealth increases with incentives and returns to agricultural production… In Erzurum (an Eastern Anatolian province of Turkey) where agriculture and animal husbandry is widespread with its fertile pastures, the number of livestock has increased with the support given to breeders and farmers in recent years. Osman Akar In the …
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21 August
ONE-THIRD OF ALL FOOD PRODUCED EACH YEAR THROWN AWAY ACROSS THE WORLD!
The COVID pandemic has shown the fragility of our global food supply chains, with many supermarkets and restaurants in almost every country having experienced food shortages. Millions of people in the UK alone have experienced severe food insecurity during COVID-19, according to a recent report by the country’s Foods Standards Agency. …
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