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8 September

VEGETABLE OIL INDUSTRIALISTS CALL FOR ‘STRATEGIC STOCK’

Tahir Büyükhelvacıgil, President of the Vegetable Oil Industrialists’ Association (BYSD), said, “The import-dependent vegetable oil sector is affected by the production yields and price fluctuations in the world markets. It is necessary to create a ‘strategic stock’ in oil seeds and derivatives by taking urgent measures. When the stock decreases, …

7 September

“TURKISH EGG INDUSTRY GOES THROUGH HARD TIMES”

Press release… September 7, 2020- Ankara Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President Şemsi Bayraktar said that the egg industry had hard times and new markets should be found as soon as possible. Bayraktar reported that the egg industry, which has a production value of 7.4 billion liras, is going …

7 September

“TURKISH FIGS ARE THE FAVOURITE OF CHINA, RUSSIA AND CANADA”

Press release… Birol Celep, Chairman of the Board of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, said that dried figs are subjected to controls for compliance with human health while they enter the countries exported. Celep stated that dried fig enterprises should export well-dried products that have passed the …

7 September

TRABZON LEADS HAZELNUT EXPORTS AMONG BLACK SEA PROVINCES…

Hazelnut export season started on September 1, 2019 and ended after August 31, 2020. During the 2019/2020 hazelnut export season, 342 thousand 318 tons of hazelnuts exported from Turkey and 301 billion 2 million 863 thousand 988 US dollars provided in return. It was stated that both the amount and …

6 September

THE FRUIT OF EDEN’S EXPORT JOURNEY TO BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 30…

The export journey of dried figs, the fruit of Eden, will begin on September 30 The first export journey of the Turkish dried figs, indispensable for Christians’ Christmas tables, to decorate the world’s tables, will begin on September 30, 2020. Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association held an online …

6 September

RED BEET EXPORTED TO 25 COUNTRIES AS NATURAL FOOD COLOUR…

Red beet, which has begun to be harvested in Ereğli district of Konya, is exported to 25 countries as a natural food colour. Red beets are also known to strengthen the immune system. Red beet, which draws attention with its many benefits from the immune system to the digestive system, …

6 September

DR. YAVUZ TEKELİOĞLU WRITES; “COVID 19 AND LOCALIZED FOOD SYSTEMS”

Covid 19, the biggest global crisis faced since the world war II, beyond being a health crisis, is a socioeconomic crisis that has never been experienced before. Almost in every country, it creates devastating socioeconomic and political wounds that will take a long time to recover. There are heavy work …

5 September

“MILK LAMB PROJECT GROWS ACROSS İZMİR REGION”

Press release… Milk Lamb meets Bergama, Kınık and Dikili districts… Milk Lamb Project, while expanding the distribution area in the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, continues to be a lifeline for the producer by increasing the number of cooperatives from which milk is purchased. The growth of the project, where 8 litres …

5 September

A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON AGRICULTURE: URBAN AGRICULTURE

When I started researching what is happening in the world for the sustainability of agriculture and its spread to very large masses, I came across a new concept: “Urban Agriculture”. While thinking about what is urban agriculture, where are its application areas, can there be an alternative solution for the …

5 September

CLIMATE CHANGE POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO APRICOT PRODUCTION IN MALATYA!

Researchers at the Boğaziçi University showed that fresh and dried apricot production in Malatya, the leader province both in Turkey and the world, is under threaten associated with the effects of climate change due to late-spring frosts. Continuing their research at Boğaziçi University Climate Change and Policies Application and Research …