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9 December

TURKISH TOMATO EXPORTERS DEMAND THE QUOTA TO BE LIFTED FOR RUSSIA…

Press release… Tomato, the leading product of fresh fruit and vegetable exports, faces a quota barrier in the Russian Federation, the prominent export market. The quota of 200 thousand tons in tomato exports to Russia has been reached. Russia’s gate is closed for Turkish tomato exporters. The Chairpersons of the …

9 December

“WE EXPORT CEREALS, PULSES, OIL SEEDS AND PRODUCTS TO 164 COUNTRIES”

Istanbul Cereals Pulses Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (İHBİR) announced that it exports to 164 countries according to the November 2020 export report. Stating that Turkey would never encounter with any food crisis, İHBİR Chairman Haluk Okutur said, “We have farmers demonstrating outstanding efforts and also industrial exporters who …

8 December

EXPORT TARGET OF 2020 FOR ORNAMENTAL PLANTS IS 100 MILLION DOLLARS…

Ahmet Dündar, Chairman of Turkish Ornamental Plant Growers Union, said that the sector exported 64 million 682 thousand dollars in 2017, this figure was 71 million 239 thousand dollars in 2018 and 80 million 406 thousand dollars in 2019. Noting that imports declined to 84 million 282 thousand dollars in …

8 December

DAVID BEASLEY: THE WORLD WILL FACE FAMINES OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS IN 2021

After a difficult period for all humanity in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 crisis, experts project worse problems in the coming period, including famines related to climate change and the pandemic. In 2020, the problems related to the pandemic, such as the lack of seasonal workers, caused food production …

7 December

TURKISH FARMERS PAID 1.5 BILLION DOLLARS UNDER THE IPARD PROGRAMME…

Turkish farmers have been paid a total of 1.25 billion euros ($1.5) billion in assistance over the last eight years as part of a project in cooperation with the European Union, Agriculture Minister Bekir Pakdemirli has said. As part of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance Rural Development (IPARD) Programme, 14,476 agricultural projects have been …

7 December

ZANZIBAR SECURES 3 BILLION DOLLARS FROM TURKISH FIRM TO BOOST FISHING…

DAR ES SALAAM-Anadolu Agency A Tanzanian firm has sealed a 3 billion dollars deal with a Turkish investment firm to develop modern fish processing facilities and a landing port, local officials said on Nov. 28. The investment in Zanzibar-based Salmin Fisheries by Northland Capital Investment is part of the government’s “blue” economy policy …

6 December

ENDER YORGANCILAR: LET’S VALUE EVEN A DROP OF WATER!

Press release… Ender Yorgancılar, Chairman of the Aegean Region Chamber of Industry (EBSO), said, “How we have understood the value of walking freely in the streets during the pandemic, I wish we would not pay a similar price for water. The value of a drop of water may be more …

6 December

AEGEAN EXPORTERS ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST NOVEMBER PERFORMANCE EVER…

Press release… The exports of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) increased by 7 percent in November compared to the last year and reached 1 billion 213 million dollars. Thus, EİB achieved the highest November exports ever. On the other hand, Turkey’s exports, down 1 percent also in November, amounted to …

6 December

“PEOPLE SHOULD PREFER PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCTS ALONG WITH HYGIENE IN THIS PERIOD”

Turkish Packaging Manufacturers’ Association (ASD) President Zeki Sarıbekir said that hygiene is the most effective method of protection in this pandemic period. Sarıbekir said, “Packaging is a product that provides the most economical and reliable delivery and promotion of the food in the conditions in which it is produced and …

6 December

VIOREL GUTU: PANDEMIC SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

Viorel Gutu, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) sub-regional coordinator for Central Asia and representative in Turkey, said Turkey is an extremely rich country in terms of the diversity of agricultural products. The country is also among the world’s largest producers and exporters of many products such as fruit …