THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
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November, 2020
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19 November
JAK ESKİNAZİ: İZMİR SHOULD BE A ‘FREE CITY’ SO AS TO ALLURE RCEP’S INVESTMENTS
Press release… When 15 Asia Pacific countries, including world giants such as China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Australia and Malaysia, came together and signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, now it is time to format the rules of trade in the world. Aegean Exporters’ Associations Coordinator Chairperson Jak …
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19 November
RCEP; WORLD’S BIGGEST TRADE DEAL SIGNED!
In the mist of the gloom generated by the twin health and economic crises, the birth of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a ray of light. More than a million lives have been lost worldwide as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is massive unemployment and entire …
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19 November
HARVEST LOSSES TO BE REDUCED WITH “MONITORING SYSTEM FOR CA MODULES”
Turkish engineers developed; harvest losses to be reduced… Within the scope of the project prepared by the Atatürk Horticultural Central Research Institute and a private company, a new system was developed that can instantly monitor the status of the products kept in cold storage after harvest. Atatürk Horticultural Central Research …
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18 November
SAVE FOOD: GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON FOOD LOSS AND WASTE REDUCTION
Press release… 11 November 2020, Budapest, Hungary – An FAO webinar, focusing on Europe and Central Asia, was held to exchange and promote new practices for facilitating vulnerable groups’ access to food and tackling food waste through the development and adoption of innovative solutions. A recording of the virtual event, …
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18 November
“WE HAVE STARTED A SEED PROJECT UNIQUE TO THRACE REGION”
Trakya Development Agency (TRAKYAKA) Secretary General Mahmut Şahin stated that they support local and national seed studies and they have started a project for the revitalization and development of seeds unique to Thrace region. Şahin said, “We established Trakya Tohum AŞ (Thrace Seed Inc.), which will provide analysis services in …
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18 November
TURKEY EXPORTS TABLE OLIVES TO 123 COUNTRIES…
Approximately 60 percent of table olive exports were made to 3 countries from Turkey in the 2019-2020 season. About 86.3 million dollars of foreign sales out of total 145.7 million dollars of table olives were made to Germany, Romania and Iraq. Ayhan Bakan, Member of the Board of the Aegean …
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18 November
“DEMAND FOR MINI VEGETABLES SURGES DURING PANDEMIC”
Antalya, Turkey Small versions of food products among most preferred in Turkey, abroad, says marketing manager of agriculture firm… While stress has undoubtedly risen during the coronavirus outbreak, it has also led to healthy eating habits, as consumers are now looking toward finger-sized fresh miniature vegetables rich in vitamins and …
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17 November
CRISPR-Cas9; APPLYING GENE EDITING IN AGRICULTURE
Gene editing can have a major impact on global agriculture through rapid development of crop varieties with diverse desirable traits… In what has been a first, this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to two women scientists and an all-women team, France’s Emmanuelle Charpentier and the US’s Jennifer …
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17 November
“FISH OIL AND FISHMEAL TO PROVIDE MUCH MORE ADDED VALUE”
Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) Board member and Fisheries Sector Committee Chairperson Ismail Kobya said that Turkey’s fisheries and aquatic products have a significant potential in exports. Emphasizing that the exports of fish oil and fish meal, which are among the seafood products, have showed an improvement every year, …
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