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18 May

MAHSUM ALTUNKAYA: DESPITE THE COVID-19, WE CONTINUE TO INCREASE OUR EXPORTS

Despite the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19), exports of grains, pulses, oilseeds and products sector increased mostly in African countries. According to the information compiled from Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM) Grain, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector Board data, the sector continued its rise in exports in the past 4 …

18 May

BLACK WATERMELON, FLAVOUR OF FERTILE LANDS REVIVES AGAIN IN EPHESUS FIELD…

Press release… By saying “May all Turkey sow”, Filiz Ceritoğlu Şengel, Mayor of Selçuk (a district of İzmir province), who announces ‘Mother Earth’s Call’ throughout Turkey sowed watermelon of Gelemer variety in the Efes (Ephesus) field. Gelemer variety Efes-Selçuk Watermelon, which has been one of the agricultural richnesses of the …

18 May

DR. SİBEL SİLİCİ: PROPOLIS NOT IMPROVES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM BUT REGULATES AND STIMULATES

Sibel Silici, Professor of Agricultural Biotechnology, Erciyas University (ERÜ), who has been working on propolis for 27 years in Kayseri and has won many international awards for her studies, published her works as a book. Professor Dr. Sibel Silici said that other bee products, especially propolis, have immune system regulating …

17 May

İBRAHİM ALTINTAŞ: 440 THOUSAND TONS OF POTATOES EXPECTED THIS YEAR IN ÖDEMİŞ

According to TURKSTAT, Turkey Statistical Institute (TUIK) data, the price of potatoes rose by 31.02 percent last month. Prices in potatoes decreased especially with the start of the harvest period in İzmir and Adana, provinces where intensive production was made. On the shelves, potatoes ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 liras …

17 May

DIGITAL AGRICULTURE MARKET EXPECTED TO CARRY SMALL FARMERS TO THE MARKET…

The opportunity for small farmers to open to the market! Combining 18 chains from food production to consumption, the ‘Digital Agriculture Market’ also allows small farmers to open up to the market. The system, which provides added value to local products and opens up to new markets, also facilitates the …

17 May

LOCKDOWN HAS NOT AFFECTED BACKBONE OF INDIAN ECONOMY…

Lockdown has not affected backbone of Indian economy, says Agriculture Minister; 60 pc of India’s economy is closed, but things in agricultural sector are moving. Presenting a very positive outlook for the sector, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, today, said despite the lockdown in the country, the sowing of summer …

17 May

DR. SEVCAN ÖZTEMİZ: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND FOOD MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE WITH MONEY IN CRISES

Dean of Düzce University Faculty of Agriculture Prof. Dr. Sevcan Öztemiz said, “As long as human beings exist, it should never be forgotten after this epidemic that will also require food based on agriculture.” With the coronavirus, which affects all countries of the world and threatens human health, it was …

17 May

ZİYA ŞAHİN: IF WE ARE THE LEADER OF PINE HONEY IN THE WORLD, WE HAD TO SET THE CRITERIA

Within the scope of combating adulteration, the carbon value (minus 23 and below) was determined for the secretion, flower and mixture honey other than pine honey. If this value is above the specified limit, it will be possible to understand that corn sugar is added to honey. With the new …

17 May

BEKİR PAKDEMİRLİ: 50 THOUSAND TONS OF POTATO EXPORTS WILL BE ALLOWED

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli stated that the potatoes, whose exports are prioritized in order to avoid problems in domestic consumption, will be allowed for 50 thousand tons of export. With the communiqué published by the Ministry of Commerce in the Official Gazette dated January 7, 2020, fresh …

17 May

BİROL CELEP: TRAININGS WILL BE HELD ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE QUALITY OF DRIED FIGS

The yield and quality of dried figs will be increased by trainings on social media… In order to increase the quality of paradise dried figs, sample applications will be made in sample gardens… Press release… Mycotoxin formation is the most important factor that negatively affects dried fig exports and causes …