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17 May

DRIED APRICOTS BRING OVER 24 MILLION DOLLARS IN TURKISH ECONOMY IN APRIL…

Malatya Commodity Exchange Chairman Ramazan Özcan said that April’s export figures made the region and the country’s economy happy. Stating that they have increased in value this year compared to April last year, Özcan said, “Last year, we exported 7 thousand tonnes of dried apricots in April and earned 18 …

17 May

DR. SENİH YAZGAN: BURSA BLACK FIG AIMS THE WORLD MARKET

Press release… Uludağ Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (UYMSİB), with the support of the Ministry of Trade, realized the fourth of the trainings it gave within the scope of Bursa Black Fig Ur-Ge Project. UYMSİB has added a new one to its works to introduce Bursa Black Fig, which …

14 May

ŞEMSİ BAYRAKTAR: HAPPY WORLD FARMERS’ DAY!

Press release… Ankara- 14.05.2021- Şemsi Bayraktar, Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President, said, “Our farmers continue to produce unabated despite all difficulties during the coronavirus process. If we have had food on our tables since the beginning of the pandemic, it is thanks to them.” “For this reason, I …

14 May

JAK ESKİNAZİ: TURKISH FARMERS EASE PANDEMIC CIRCUMSTANCES

Press release… In 2020, when the biggest epidemic faced by humanity in the last 100 years reached its peak, the Turkish farmer met the needs of 84 million people and increased the production of Turkish delicacies to be exported to all over the world and eased the pandemic conditions. The …

13 May

APRIL PRECIPITATION RATE DOWN BY 50 PERCENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY!

Turkey is heading toward farming season under a severe threat of drought, a water report has revealed, noting a 50 percent decrease in the rate of precipitation across the country in April. “There was 90 percent decline in rainfalls in the Southeastern Anatolia region and some 76 percent decline in Eastern Anatolia in April,” said a …

13 May

TURKEY’S MILK PRODUCTION RISES BY 3.3 PERCENT IN FIRST QUARTER…

Turkey‘s cow milk production rose by 3.3 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to last year, the country’s statistical authority revealed on May 12. The amount of cow milk collected by the integrated dairies reached 2.6 million tons from January to March, TÜİK data showed. Drinking milk production decreased 1.1 percent year-on-year …

13 May

ALL PLANTS SEEDS OF TURKEY’S FLORA PROTECTED IN 32 GENE BANKS…

The Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has been storing the seeds of all kinds of plants grown across the country in some 32 gene banks in a bid to conserve the rich flora of Turkey from going extinct, the head of the project said on April 30. “We store every plants’ seeds in these …

12 May

TURKISH POULTRY OUTPUT DECLINES IN FIRST QUARTER…

Turkey‘s poultry production decreased on an annual basis in the first quarter of this year, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said on May 12. The country produced 528,968 tons of chicken meat this January-March, down 3.5 percent year-on-year, TÜİK said. Turkey’s hen egg production fell 3.9 percent on a yearly basis to 4.9 billion units in …

12 May

TURKISH COMPANIES INVEST IN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS IN SOUTH SUDAN…

Turkish companies are making a $105-million investment in an agro-industrial project in South Sudan, Turkey‘s Ambassador in Juba has said. Speaking during his visit to the project site on May 11, Erdem Mutaf noted that the investment in the agro-industrial complex will cover different production lines and also create job opportunities for South Sudanese. …

12 May

FOOD INSECURITY AND WATER SHORTAGE TURKEY’S TOP CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS!

A bleak future mired in water shortage and a food security crisis awaits Turkey if we cannot mitigate the effects of climate change, an Istanbul-based climate scientist has warned. “Drought is the most pressing issue we need to deal with … As a country, the most important problem (we have) in the …