THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) warned that Turkey is experiencing severe drought. According to WWF (World Wildlife Fund)-Turkey has passed the critical level in drought and now moving towards becoming a water-poverty country with the impact of climate change. Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Gaziantep, Diyarbakır, Bursa, Mersin, Konya, Adana and …
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January, 2021
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23 January
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE APPROVES 3 EVENTS FOR FEED USE…
Scientific Risk Assessment Committee and Socio-Economic Evaluation Committee within the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry approved 2 soybean and 1 corn gene with GMO (Genetically modified organism) for 10 years provided that they are used in animal feed. The committee revoked permits for use for 3 soybean genes that expired …
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23 January
“70 PERCENT OF FRESH WATER IS USED IN AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION”
Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Hydrobiology Department Lecturer Professor Dr. Okan Külköylüoğlu said that 70 percent of the fresh water amount is used in agricultural irrigation. Dr. Okan Külköylüoğlu said, “As a country, we have to make a serious saving in order not to fall …
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23 January
PRICE HIKES IN RAW MATERIALS FUEL FOOD INFLATION!
Stockpiling prompted by the pandemic, price hikes in raw materials, exchange rate volatility, increasing input costs, and speculative acts are among the reasons for food price inflation in Turkey, according to sectoral professionals. Retail prices of sunflower oil, dairy products, and eggs soared over 25 percent in recent weeks, forcing customers to leave supermarkets with …
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22 January
‘PASTA WITH OLIVE’ BY AKHİSAR’S ALHATOĞLU COMPANY…
Press release… Akhisar district of Manisa province, which has 14 million olive trees, added a new one to its value added products. Alhatoğlu, the leading brand of olive and olive oil industry, brought together two products with high nutritional value. Olive Works Pasta with Olive, produced with traditional methods, will …
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22 January
RESTAURANTS AND CAFES PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS SO AS TO REOPEN…
Suffering from the fallout caused by the coronavirus-related restrictions, restaurant and café owners in Turkey are now seeking ways to reopen, putting forward proposals that may help them get back to business. As part of the wider measures the government introduced to bring the spread of COVID-19 under control, restaurants and cafes are only allowed to …
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22 January
TURKISH TOMATO EXPORTERS PLEASED WITH THE DECISION OF QUOTA INCREASE BY RUSSIA…
Turkish tomato exporters welcomed Russia’s decision to increase Turkey’s tomato exports quota by 50,000 tons. They had been waiting for this decision as the upper limits of the quota were reached easily even before the end of last year. Hayrettin Uçak, the chairman of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable …
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21 January
TURKEY MAY FACE BIG THREATS TO ITS AGRICULTURE!
Turkey began 2021 experiencing intense drought in a majority of its provinces, two maps published on Jan. 19 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) showed. More than 80 percent of Turkey’s soil is facing “severe drought,” NASA’s maps showed. The two maps were prepared by combining satellite images and Turkey’s …
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20 January
PISTACHIOS, ‘GREEN GOLD’ OF GAZİANTEP REGION BADLY AFFECTED BY DROUGHT!
Concerns has been raising across Turkey because of drought and not having had adequate rainfall for recent months. Pistachio trees, which were not irrigated in Gaziantep region in previous years, are now irrigated by some farmers due to drought. In the Araban district Plain, where pistachios are planted on an …
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20 January
TURKISH FISHERIES EXPORTS TO INCREASE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM THANKS TO THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT…
Press release… Fisheries and animal products industry tightens steps with China and the UK… Fisheries exports to the UK will increase exponentially with FTA… Turkish aquaculture and animal products sector, since the beginning of the 2000s was one of the stars of the export sector in Turkey. With the export …
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