THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
Dr. Mücahit Kıvrak, a faculty member at Balıkesir University, announced that the drought in the summer of 2025 negatively impacted yield and quality in olive groves. Kıvrak said that the summer of 2024 was also dry and lack of water caused yellowing in the trees and poor fruit quality. He …
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August, 2025
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30 August
Alternative forage crop “sorghum” saves water consumption!
Konya… In Türkiye’s largest agricultural province of Konya, the sorghum plant, adapted to the region through breeding efforts, is attracting attention with its high yield and nutritional value despite limited water consumption. As part of the breeding efforts carried out since 2019 at the Bahri Dağdaş International Agricultural Research Institute, …
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30 August
Climate shift cuts wheat yields amidst changing rainfall patterns!
Disruptions in rainfall patterns, intensified by climate change, are increasingly impacting agricultural productivity across Türkiye. Sector representatives report a 6.75 percent decline in wheat yields, forecasting a loss in output valued at approximately 17 billion Turkish Liras. Özkan Taşpınar While rainfall in Southeastern Anatolia dropped by up to 60 percent, the Aegean and …
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29 August
A fertilizer plant to be built in Ethiopia, costs 2.5 billion dollars!
Nigerian Aliko Dangote, one of Africa’s richest businessmen, has signed an agreement with the Ethiopian government for the construction of a 2.5 billion dollars fertilizer plant. Aliko Dangote According to the agreement signed in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, Dangote will own 60 percent of the plant, while the state-owned …
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29 August
Minister Yumaklı announces the “Strong Livestock, Strong Production Project”
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced the launch of the “Strong Livestock (Fattening), Strong Production Project,” saying, “With this project, we will ensure that an average of 8 billion lira remains in our country every year, thus providing profits for our producers.” Yumaklı emphasized that the 5-year Livestock …
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28 August
Saffet Kalyoncu: We export honey to 11 countries from Eastern Black Sea region
Honey exported from the Eastern Black Sea region to 11 countries in 7 months… Honey from the Eastern Black Sea region was sold to 11 countries, primarily the US, between January and July. Trabzon… Saffet Kalyoncu, Chairman of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), told an Anadolu Agency (AA) …
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28 August
Drought and extreme heat in Şanlıurfa reduced tomato production!
The extreme heat and drought affecting southeastern Anatolian province of Şanlıurfa negatively impacted fresh and dried tomato production. Ahmet Eyyüpoğlu, Head of the Şanlıurfa Chamber of Agriculture, told an Anadolu Agency (AA) reporter that tomatoes were planted on approximately 200,000 decares last year in the Siverek and Hilvan districts, where …
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27 August
Türkiye’s dried fig exports reach 348 million dollars!
Press release… Türkiye exported 57,944 tonnes of dried figs during the 2024/25 dried fig export season, which began on September 25, 2024 and ended August 16, 2025, generating 347,840,000 dollars in foreign currency revenue. While dried fig exports decreased by 5 percent compared to the 2023/24 season, foreign currency revenue …
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27 August
Record forest fires!
It’s not just your perception that forest fires are getting worse. Recent blazes in Spain and Canada that forced thousands to evacuate are only the latest examples. 2024 was the worst year for forest fires on record. 2023 set the bar before that. But even these extreme years are part …
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