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22 August

Export of Sultani Brand Raisins Exceeds 500 Million Dollars

Growing in the plains of Manisa province and named after the Ottoman sultans, Sultani raisins’ export figures exceeded 500 million dollars in 2018/19 export season… As one of Turkey’s traditional export products, 246 thousand tons of seedless grapes were exported to 99 countries between the dates of September 1, 2018 …

22 August

Annual volume of aquaculture production in dams reaches 940 million liras

The annual volume of aquaculture production in dams and ponds at the disposal of the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) has reached around 940 million liras, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said yesterday. Pakdemirli said dams and lakes, due to their roles in agricultural irrigation is the …

22 August

Hakkı Bahar: Cherry Sales To China Amount To 3.3 Million Dollars

Overcoming hurdles and launching its first cherry exports to China last month, Turkey’s cherry sales to the Far East country have totalled 3.3 million dollars and the Western Mediterranean region of the country accounted for 1.9 million dollars of the total cherry exports. Western Mediterranean Exporters’ Association (BAİB) Chairman Hakkı …

22 August

Turkey top producer of hazelnuts, cherries, figs and apricots

One of the leading countries in Europe and the world in agricultural production, Turkey is the top producer and exporter of hazelnuts, cherries, figs and apricots, according to a statement released by the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry. “Turkey is the world leader in the production and export of hazelnuts, cherries, …

22 August

Fiskobirlik opens new hazelnut purchasing season

Hazelnut Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Union (FİSKOBİRLİK), as of today, opened the 2019 product hazelnut purchasing season. Lütfi Bayraktar, Chairman of the Board of Directors of FİSKOBİRLİK said that 50 teams were formed in all of the cooperatives and they started accepting products. Bayraktar stating that they apply a purchase policy …

22 August

Disposable Plastic Bags Prohibited In New Zealand

Disposable plastic bags prohibited in New Zealand… Number of countries implementing similar prohibitions exceeded 80… In New Zealand, the regulation prohibiting the use of disposable plastic bags to a very large extent entered into force. As of July 1, 2019, the sale and use of disposable plastic bags by the …

22 August

Apricot kernels are the new income of producers in Malatya

In Malatya, where most of the world’s apricot production is realized, it is aimed to export 20 million dollars apricot kernel this year… In addition to apricots, farmers in Malatya provide economic returns through their kernels. 8 thousand 600 tons of apricot kernel export made last year from the city …

22 August

NİHAT UYSALLI: WE SHOULD FOCUS ON THE IMAGE OF TURKISH PASTA SPECIFICALLY

“We import expensive wheat and export pasta for cheap.” Chairman of Pasta Producers and Industrialists Association (MÜSAD) Nihat Uysallı said that the export figures in the first six months of 2019 showed despite the increase in the amount of pasta exports, they could not achieve the same increase of income. …

22 August

IN NO CORNER OF THE PLANET A SINGLE CHILD GOES HUNGRY!

Guadalupe Valdez, FAO’s Zero Hunger Ambassador for Latin America and the Caribbean, said: “We have to consider this as a global fight so that in no corner of the planet a single child goes hungry.” guadalupe valdez ile ilgili gÃ¶rsel sonucu Waldez stated: “To achieve progress in the fight against …

22 August

FATMA ŞAHİN: GASTROANTEP WILL BE ORGANIZED BETWEEN 12-15 SEPTEMBER 2019

Fatma Şahin, Mayor of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality, in her statement, said that they will tell about not only Gaziantep’s kebab, lahmacun and baklava but also development of a city in the International Gaziantep Gastronomy Festival (Gastroantep) which will be held for the second time this year. The 2nd International Gaziantep …