September, 2019

• 20 September

  INDIA BANS SOME SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS AS OF OCTOBER 2…

  

  India is set to impose a nationwide ban on some single-use plastic items on Oct. 2, with the goal of eliminating all such items by 2022.  India generates about 26,000 metric tons of plastic waste daily, much of which ends up as litter. As part of implementing the ban, the …

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• 14 September

  TURKISH AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS ON THE WAY TO CHINESE MARKET…

  

  A protocol signed between Turkey and China on the trade of aquaculture products has opened the doors for the export of Turkish fish to the Chinese market, worth 250 million dollars, Ankara’s Envoy to Beijing Abdülkadir Emin Önen told Anadolu Agency (AA) yesterday. The protocol targeting the exports of fish, …

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• 14 September

  EĞRİÇAYIR HONEY AWARDED AS THE BEST HONEY IN THE WORLD BEEKEEPING CONGRESS…

  

  Turkish firm was awarded for producing the best honey in the world in an international beekeeping gathering held in Montreal, Canada for its polyflora honey. The 46th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress brought together more than 6,000 participants from 80 countries between Sept. 8 and 12. An award ceremony was held …

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• 1 September

  WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT VERTICAL FARMING? MIGHT IT BE A SOLUTION?

  

  By Charlotte Cullen www.euronews.com With the world’s population set to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, the World Bank is calling for innovations that will help us feed the planet. One of the options being discussed is vertical, indoor farming. The concept involves growing food indoors in big warehouses, with walls …

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• 1 September

  ŞEMSİ BAYRAKTAR: AMOUNT OF SEA FISHING DECREASES WHILE SUSTAINABILITY IS ESSENTIAL

  

  Press release… Ankara – 08.31.2019 – Union of Turkish Chambers of Agriculture (TZOB) Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar, noting the importance of sustainable fisheries and announced, “In 2011, 514 thousand 755 tons of sea fishing, decreased to 314 thousand 94 tons in 2018. Sustainable fishing is essential for the future of the …

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• 1 September

  WHY EUROPE SHOULD PARTNER THE WORLD’S SMALLHOLDERS TO ADOPT BIG TECH?

  The direct benefits of harnessing cutting edge technology for agriculture are clear: more efficient production of more food to reduce hunger and reliance on imports while also boosting rural incomes… Despite the rise of industrial and intensive farming, it is the world’s 800 million smallholder farmers who continue to shoulder …

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August, 2019

• 31 August

  DR. FATİH SEYİS: THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT TO TEA

  

  Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (RTEU) Dean of Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences. Dr. Fatih Seyis said that some talk about developing alternative products to tea, but not any crop can be an alternative product to tea. Seyis, in his written statement, expressed his satisfaction of the campaign named, “Hayde …

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• 30 August

  ONE OUT OF THREE TROUT EXPORTED FROM KAYSERİ AS PRODUCTION RISES…

  

  Kayseri province have a key impact on the trout in inland waters, as the pup grows one out of every three trout exported from Turkey. Kayseri have a key impact on fish production in landlocked provinces in Turkey, one out of every three trout fry grow as issued. Millions of …

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• 30 August

  TURKEY’S FIRST NATIONAL ELECTRIC TRACTOR ON TESTING PHASE…

  

  Tekirdağ – Turkey’s first national and local electric tractor, is being tested in Tekirdağ Viticultural Research Institute. General Director of Agricultural Research and Policies Özkan Kayacan made explanations about the characteristics of the electric tractor. Driving tests in Turkey’s first national and local electric tractor of Tekirdag Viticulture Research Institute. …

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• 29 August

  PAKDEMIRLI: LAND CONSOLIDATION PROJECTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED

  

  Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli said that in parallel with Turkey’s 2023 objectives, primarily modern irrigation projects where economically irrigated areas of 8.5 million hectares and simultaneously land consolidation projects will be implemented. According to a written statement from the ministry, it is emphasized that land consolidation …

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