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14 August

“WE FOCUS ON GREEN TRANSFORMATION AND DIGITALIZATION”

Press release… Aegean textile exporters focused on green transformation and digitalization. Jak Eskinazi, Chairman of Aegean Textile and Raw Materials Exporters’ Association, said that they witnessed shrinkage of up to 50 percent to 60 percent in textile, which is one of the sectors most affected by the pandemic process. Exports …

14 August

SEAFOOD PRODUCTION IN TURKEY RISES BY 33.1 PERCENT…

Seafood production in Turkey posted a 33.1 percent increase last year on an annual basis, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) said in June. The fishery production reached 836,524 tons in 2019, according to TURKSTAT figures. “The total fishery production constitutes the fishes caught by 44.8 percent, other sea products by …

13 August

HAND OUT OF DRYING TRAYS TO DRIED FIG PRODUCERS STARTS…

Press release… 423,433 tons of figs are produced on an area of 88,196 decares in İzmir province. With this production İzmir province ranks second across Turkey and amounts to 14 percent of total production. It is important to prevent / reduce the rapid alert notifications received from the European Union …

13 August

“GİRESUN QUALITY HAZELNUTS WILL BE PRODUCED WITH GI”

“Giresun Tombul Hazelnut”, “Giresun Sivri Hazelnut” and “Giresun Karası” hazelnuts have been taken under protection by the Association of Hazelnut Agricultural Sales Cooperatives (FİSKOBİRLİK) by registering the Geographical Indication (GI). The company owners and their representatives, who received an authorization certificate through the Giresun Quality Hazelnuts Inspection Authority Executive Board …

13 August

“MAIZE PRICES SHOULD BE AT LEAST 1.50 LIRAS”

Feyzullah Korkut, Chamber of Agricultural Engineers Head of Adana Branch, said that maize should be purchased from the producer at 1.50 TL for sustainability of the production due to the start of maize harvest. Emphasizing that maize is one of the scarce plants that has been cultivated for thousands of …

13 August

HARVEST IN GREEN GOLD OF SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA STARTS…

Harvesting of grey pistachio, which is the first crop of pistachio, described as “green gold” in Southeastern Anatolia Region, has started. The yield in Antep pistachio is expected to be high this season. 85 percent of peanut production in Turkey met in Southeastern Anatolia. After the weather got warmer, the …

13 August

TURKEY’S SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA IS 6.26 KILOGRAMS…

The Turkish government has encouraged fish sales with incentives in a bid to increase consumption during the yearly four-and-a-half-month fishing ban that will be lifted by the end of this month, the agriculture minister has said. The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry introduced a decision in April to release processed and …

12 August

FAO PROMOTES FARMER FIELD SCHOOLS FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES AND TURKISH FARMERS…

Press release… FAO promotes farmer field schools for employment opportunities for Syrian refugees and Turkish farmers… 12 August 2020, Izmir, Turkey – A training-of-trainers programme was launched today for 13 selected facilitators coming from Turkey’s four provinces. The programme is part of the Farmer Field Schools component of an FAO project, funded by …

12 August

CITRUS EXPORTS BRING IN 336 MILLION DOLLARS IN JANUARY-JULY PERIOD…

National Citrus Council (UNK) Chairman Kemal Kaçmaz said that in January-July period Turkey provided 336 million dollars of foreign currency income from citrus exports. Kaçmaz stated that citrus exports are at an important point in the fresh fruit and vegetable sector. Indicating that their exports have increased every month, Kaçmaz …

12 August

TOMATOES PRODUCED IN VAN SOLD AT MARKET STALLS ACROSS TURKEY…

Tomatoes produced in thermal greenhouses in Çaldıran district of Van province are sent to Antalya by lorries. Mehmet Emin Bilmez, the Governor of Van and the Deputy Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality, who visited the greenhouses, said that it is very important to send tomatoes from Van to Antalya and …