THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
Lütfi Bayraktar, the Chairman of the Hazelnut Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Union (FİSKOBİRLİK), said that in 2020, they had 500 million liras turnover targets.Bayraktar stated that they made a great effort to keep the union alive at the press conference held at the FİSKOBİRLİK General Directorate. Expressing that they made a …
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June, 2020
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4 June
TIME TO STOP INTERFERING WITH BIODIVERSITY!
Press release… WE SHOULD REPAIR AND PROTECT OUR NATURE… HEALTHY LIFE IS POSSIBLE IN A HEALTHY PLANET… We must live in harmony with nature… Sustainable Production and Consumption Association (SÜT-D), drawing attention to disapperance of species along with regeneration and protection of the nature on account of June 5, World …
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4 June
TAYLAN SAMANCI: EAT RAW HONEY!
Taylan Samancı, Beekeeping Specialist Agricultural Engineer (M.S.), pointed out that applications such as heat treatment and excessive filtration applied to honey destroy the nutritional value of honey and said, “Eat products with ‘raw honey’ on the label.” Member of International Honey Commission and the International Standards Organization Turkey representative of …
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4 June
AGRICULTURE IS NOT A SORT OF INVESTMENT ONLY FOR ENTHUSIASM!
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli said that agriculture is not a sort of investment for enthusiasm. Pointing out that the virus epidemic, which has become a global problem, makes the importance of nature, rural areas and countryside at least twice as much as before, Minister of Agriculture …
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4 June
HAZELNUT EXPORTS SURGES 45 PERCENT YEAR ON YEAR…
Turkey’s hazelnut exports surged 45 percent year-on-year from September 2019 to this May, said a regional trade group on Tuesday. Turkey, the world’s biggest hazelnut supplier, yielded 1.96 billion dollars revenue from the hazelnut exports, according to the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association data. So far this season, …
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4 June
ANADOLU ETAP PROVIDED 67 MILLION DOLLARS LOAN…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Tuesday announced that it is providing a €60 million loan (nearly $67 million) to Anadolu Etap, the leading fruit producer in the country. “Half of the loan has been syndicated to the Dutch development bank FMO under the EBRD’s structure,” according …
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3 June
AYGUN: TÜKAS IS MORE FUNCTIONAL THAN ÇKS
It has been proposed that millions of farmers will receive support if they switch to the Agricultural Production Registration System (TÜKAS), developed in 2014 instead of ÇKS (Farmers Registration System), which caused victimization because it does not cover all farmers and agricultural areas that are cultivated and harvested across the …
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3 June
BEES, BIODIVERSITY AND COVID-19…
Spring sees nature’s most industrious creatures hard at work. From March on, they buzz away, foraging on wildflowers and literally vibrating the pollen off plants. In so doing, bees support countless ecosystems, bolster biodiversity, anchor food chains and help ensure humans’ agricultural security. Not bad for insects no bigger than …
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3 June
HAPPY COTTON PRODUCTION PROJECT IN AZERBAIJAN…
Press release… Ege (Aegean) University will consult with the “Happy Cotton Production Project in Azerbaijan” İZMİR (Ege Agency) – Ege University Faculty of Agriculture will take part as a consultant with the accumulation of knowledge in the project “Happy Cotton Production in Azerbaijan with the Innovative Plant Health Integrated Program”. …
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3 June
ÖZEN ALTIPARMAK: HONEY PRODUCTION SHOULD BE SUPPORTED
Support for honey production is essential… Altıparmak Gıda (Food) Chairman Altıparmak: We are at the top of the world markets in honey and bee products. Beekeepers and exporters should be supported. Turkey, though being a leading country in many agricultural products across the world with a high production capacity, can …
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