THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
17 June 2020, Rome – The FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu today delivered closing remarks in the final session of the Joint Meeting of the UN agency’s Programme and Finance Committees. Over the last 10 days, Members of both committees discussed programmatic and budgetary matters as well as substantive thematic work subjects …
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June, 2020
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22 June
TURKISH ORGANIC INDUSTRY TO REACH 1 BILLION EUROS…
Press release… Turkish organic industry sets target to reach 1 billion Euros… Stating that the world organic industry has reached 100 billion Euros, Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairman of the Aegean Exporters’ Association Organic Products Board, said that the Turkish organic industry has received 500 million Euros of this global cake …
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22 June
“4.7 MILLION CATTLE AND OVINES READY FOR THE FEAST OF SACRIFICE”
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Pakdemirli: 4.7 million animals are ready for slaughter during the Feast of Sacrifice Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Pakdemirli said, “1.2 million cattle and 3.5 million ovine animals are waiting for slaughter. Our citizens should not have any concerns about their religious duties.” Stating that citizens …
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22 June
“HAZELNUT EXPORTS WILL INCREASE TO 10 BILLION DOLLARS THANKS TO FAR EAST”
The President of Ordu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OTSO), Servet Şahin, said that the foreign currency income from hazelnut exports has increased. Şahin said, “The hazelnut, which generates 2 billion dollars a year, will increase to 10 billion dollars in the next 5 years thanks to the Far East …
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22 June
“WE SHOULD BE PERMANENT IN NEW MARKETS”
Press release… Özkan Kamiloğlu, Chairman of the Board of Uludağ Fruit and Vegetable Products Exporters’ Association (UMSMİB), said that the export of fruit and vegetable products increased by more than 100 percent in the first half of June. Stating that the performance of exports in this 15-day period, realized by …
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21 June
ABOUT ONE PERCENT OF WORLD POPULATION HOMELESS!
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) declared that number of displaced people by force reached to 79.5 million increasing at a record level last year. It is said that this accounts for 1 percent of the world population. Reportedly Turkey ranks number one among the countries being home to …
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21 June
SATISFACTORY APPLE HARVESTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA AND NEW ZEALAND…
This season’s apple harvests for South Africa and New Zealand are at optimal levels. The main issue in exporting, however, is projected to be complications in logistics arising from Covid-19. SA apple harvest estimates for 2020 After three years of lower output, apple production returned to normal levels in the …
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21 June
HAZELNUT EXPORTS BROKE AN ALL-TIME SEASONAL RECORD!
Although it is more than 2.5 months to complete the 2019-2020 export season, hazelnut has been broken all time and 302 thousand tons of hazelnut exports have been realized. Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association (KFMİB) Chairman Ilyas Edip Sevinç announced that they achieved 302 thousand tons of hazelnut …
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21 June
“WHEAT YIELD WILL BE SATISFACTORY IN DİYARBAKIR REGION”
Mustafa Ertan Atalar, Diyabakır Provincial Manager of Agriculture and Forestry who visited Sur district, participated in the wheat harvest, made examinations in the field and evaluations about the yield of this year. Atalar, who participated in the wheat harvest on the combine harvester, evaluated the yield and crop quality of …
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21 June
“TURKISH SEAFOOD SECTOR PULLS THROUGH THE PANDEMIC”
Minister Pakdemirli said that the seafood industry survived the epidemic process without any injuries. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli stated that Turkey has a very strong position in the fishery. New export target 2 billion dollars… Reminding that the industry had the first export target of 1 billion …
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