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15 August

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY GREEN CHARCOAL COULD SAVE UGANDA’S FORESTS…

Officials, conservation groups promote green charcoal, made of agricultural waste and clay, to help stop deforestation. KAMPALA, Uganda Slowly but steadily, many Ugandans are turning away from cooking over firewood and traditional charcoal, opting instead for green charcoal, a fuel proven to be more environmentally friendly. Uganda’s forests are disappearing …

14 August

DR. NEVZAT BİRİŞİK: WORKS CONTINUE ON NEW GRAIN VARIETIES FIGHTING GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

New grain varieties come into play in the fight against global climate change… Efforts are made to contribute to reducing the risks arising from global climate change by developing new grain varieties. While global climate change poses a threat to the world, solutions are sought to reduce the risks through …

14 August

“AGRICULTURE SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE SECTORS COVERED BY FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN UK AND TURKEY”

“The Free Trade Agreement between UK and Turkey will be renegotiated within the next 2 years and we expect the agriculture industry to be added to the sectors covered by the Agreement”, said BCCT Chairman Chris Gaunt OBE during an interview on Bloomberg HT on August 12th, 2021. During the …

14 August

JULY THE HOTTEST MONTH EVER RECORDED!

July 2021 was the planet’s hottest month ever recorded, federal scientists announced Friday. Official global temperature records “only” date back 142 years, to 1880. But looking back further, the last time the world was definitely warmer than today was some 125,000 years ago, based on paleoclimatic data from tree rings, ice cores, …

14 August

TURKISH COFFEE TO BE PROMOTED IN UNITED STATES THROUGH A DOCUMENTARY!

Turkish coffee will be promoted in the US through a documentary filmed by a Turkish foundation in seven cities of the country where the strong drink is prepared in different ways. Gizem Şalcıgil White Turkish coffee will be promoted in the US through a documentary filmed by a Turkish foundation …

14 August

“OUR EXPORT TARGET FOR THE END OF 2021 IS 16 BILLION DOLLARS”

Press release… Jak Eskinazi, Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) Coordinator Chairperson, said that their target for the end of 2021 is 16 billion dollars, as for 2022 is 18 billion dollars Expressing that they are happy to achieve a historical success by exceeding 15 billion dollars in annual exports in a …

13 August

RAMAZAN ÖZCAN: OUR EXPORT TARGET IN APRICOT IS 500 MILLION DOLLARS

In the season covering August 1, 2020 – July 31, 2021, 87 thousand 121 tons of dried apricots were exported to 115 countries from Malatya, as known the “world apricot capital”. According to Malatya Commodity Exchange data, 96 thousand 400 tons of foreign sales were made in the “Malatya apricot” …

13 August

EXPORT OF OLIVE OIL SET TO FREE!

The restriction on the export of olive oil in bulk and in barrels has been lifted by the order of the Ministry of Trade. Many sector representatives reacted to the restriction decision taken last March due to the low yield in olive oil, the uncertainty created by the pandemic and …

13 August

“TURKEY SHOULD DECLARE AN EMERGENCY MOBILISATION ON WATER AND DROUGHT!”

The danger of drought is increasing day by day. In recent years, temperature records have been broken in Turkey due to the effects of global climate change. This situation also causes serious decreases in underground and surface water resources. After the serious losses in this year’s wheat harvest in Konya, …

13 August

BİROL CELEP: WE AIM TO REACH 5.5 BILLION DOLLARS IN AGRI-FOOD EXPORTS

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) Vice Coordinator Birol Celep said that agriculture sector will export 5.5 billion dollars Emphasizing that they have brought 5 billion 338 million dollars of foreign currency to Turkey in the sectors of aquaculture and animal products, fresh fruit, vegetable and products, dried fruits, tobacco, …