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9 July

EU EXPORTS 2.2 MILLION TONS OF CHOCOLATE IN 2019…

EU exports 2.2M tons of chocolate in 2019… Germany was largest chocolate exporter in 2019 with 640,000 tons of exports… EU countries exported 2.2 million tons of chocolate and chocolate bars in 2019, the 27-member bloc’s statistical authority said on Tuesday. Germany was the largest chocolate exporter, selling 640,000 tons …

9 July

“LET’S MOVE TOGETHER FOR CLIMATE”

Istanbul Technical University Lecturer and Chairwoman of Sustainable Production and Consumption Association (SÜT-D) Professor Dr. Filiz Karaosmanoğlu made a statement for the 4th of July, International Cooperative Day. Pointing out the important position of the cooperatives in the economy, Dr. Karaosmanoğlu said that this year, the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) …

9 July

BOZDAĞ CHESTNUT CANDY TO BE REPRESENTED BY ÖDEMİŞ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE…

Press release… Ödemiş (a district of İzmir province) Chamber of Commerce (ÖTO) held a press conference on Wednesday, 8 July at the ÖTO Meeting Hall on the transfer of the ‘Bozdağ Chestnut Candy’ Geographical Indication to the Chamber. The Chairman of ÖTO Rıfat Eriş, Board Members Sadık Güllü and Şevket …

9 July

“GEOTHERMAL BASED GREENHOUSING TO RISE INTENSIVELY”

Geothermal Power Plants Investors’ Association (JESDER) Chairman Ufuk Şentürk said that they aimed to increase the geothermal based agricultural production five-fold over the next 5 years in Turkey. Stating that geothermal agriculture is the subject of secondary investment after electricity generation, JESDER Chairman Ufuk Şentürk said, “Site allocation studies have …

9 July

TRABZON CONTINUES TO EXPORT DESPITE COVID-19…

Saffet Kalyoncu, Chairman of the Board of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association, said in his written statement that despite the effects of the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic, exports from Trabzon province did not lose speed and it was almost overwhelmed by the effect of the normalization steps …

8 July

ADOPT THE SAVE YOUR FOOD CAMPAIGN!

08 July 2020, Ankara, Turkey – FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey organized a special session today with the Union of the Municipalities of Turkey (TBB) as the part of the joint SAVE YOUR FOOD campaign. Launched in May, the Campaign released Turkey’s first National Strategy and Action Plan on the Prevention …

8 July

NEW RANGE OF TRAILING SHOE INJECTORS LAUNCHED BY SlurryKat…

Press release… SlurryKat adds new ‘Premium Plus’ range of trailing shoe injectors A NEW Premium Plus range of trailing shoe slurry injectors has just been launched by manure handling equipment experts SlurryKat. The latest release comes hot on the heels of the previous successful launches of the Farmline trailing shoes …

8 July

DEMAND FOR ÇAMOLUK SUGAR DRY BEANS INCREASES…

Yield in sugar dry bean specific to Çamoluk district of Giresun province is expected to reach 100 tons this year. Çamoluk Chamber of Agriculture Chairman Ali Tatar told Anadolu Agency (AA) reporter they will begin harvesting the geographically indicated sugar dry beans produced by traditional methods next month. Stating that …

8 July

IS CHOCOLATE INDUSTRY UNDER THREAT?

Some bad news for chocolate lovers: the future of cocoa, which is the basis of the 100 billion dollars chocolate industry, is under threat. There are multiple factors behind this threat, from global warming to pest. The extent of the threat is so serious that some scientists think that the …

8 July

DONATION OF EQUIPMENT TO KENYA FROM TURKISH AGENCY…

KAKAMEGA, Kenya Turkey’s state development aid agency on Sunday made a donation of equipment to the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) to boost food security in western Kenya. The donations are part of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency’s (TIKA) Sustainable Organic Livelihoods Enhancement Program (SOLEP), which aims …