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4 July

“Hazelnut production should not be considered a side job!”

Trabzon Governor Aziz Yıldırım stated that hazelnut production should not be seen as just a side job, saying, “Hazelnut farming is a serious business that those involved in it must take seriously. People who live outside the province generally gather hazelnuts only in the summer for holiday purposes.” Trabzon Governor …

4 July

The future of forestry is being mapped out…

Press release… The future of forestry is being mapped out: Stakeholders gathered to prepare the 10-year strategy of the International Forestry Education Centre The workshop marked an important milestone in the project to enhance the capacity of the International Forestry Education Centre. Dr. Ayşegül Selışık 2 July 2025, Ankara – …

3 July

‘World’s largest’ regenerative agriculture study highlights productivity benefits for European agri-food sector…

A new study launched by the European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture (EARA), funded by EIT Food, has found that farmers can produce ‘significantly more food for less’ by transitioning to regenerative practices. The study involved 78 regenerative farms in 14 countries, covering over 7,000 hectares. It benchmarked these farms against …

3 July

Jak Eskinazi: Our business is manufacturing, our strength is exporting and we have to come up with solutions

Press release… The Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) achieved exports worth 1.448 billion dollar in June, with an increase of 10 percent. EIB’s exports for the January-June period of 2025 amounted to 9 billion dollars, while exports for the last 12-month period soared by 2 percent to 18 billion 424 million …

3 July

Zonguldak expects to produce 1,000 tonnes of honey in 2025…

Abdurrahman Canlı, Head of the Zonguldak Beekeepers Association (ZAYBİR), stated that 2025 will be the most productive year for honey production in the last 15 years. Canlı noted that in addition to chestnut honey, there will also be intensive flower honey production in the spring, and announced that the expected …

3 July

Dr. Yusuf Demir: 2025 could be a record-breaking year for heat!

Professor Dr. Yusuf Demir, Head of the Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation at Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMÜ) Faculty of Agriculture in Black Sea region of Samsun, stated that 2025 could be the hottest year on record and drew attention to the increasing risk of drought across Türkiye. Professor Dr. …

3 July

Turkish food exporters flock to the US!

Press release… Turkish food exporters made a strong showing at the New York Summer Fancy Food Show, one of the world’s largest food fairs, with 92 companies participating. Türkiye aims to export 5 billion dollars worth of food products to the US, which imports 230 billion dollars worth of food …

2 July

Şemsi Bayraktar: The population of young people in agriculture declines!

Press release… Şemsi Bayraktar announced that the rate of young people in agriculture has declined! Şemsi Bayraktar, Chair of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), drew attention to the ageing of farmers engaged in agriculture. “The rate of young people aged 18-32 in agriculture has dropped to 5 percent. …

1 July

Celal Kadooğlu: Türkiye Food Exporters took their place at the Summer Fancy Food Show

Press release… The cereal sector’s exports to the US in the first five months of the year surged by 29 percent compared to the same period last year, rising to 350.7 million dollars. The sector, which ramped up its share of Türkiye’s total exports to the US to 6.5 percent, …

1 July

Necati Göksu; “An overview of the halva and jam industry in Türkiye and around the world”

June, 2025… With developing geopolitical developments, the food industry has begun to be regarded as a strategic sector around the world. In particular, food-producing and exporting countries are expected to come to the fore even more in the coming years. At Sesami, Halva and Jam Manufacturers Association (SUTHER), our sector …