THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector

“Honey Forest Action Plan” implemented by General Directorate of Forestry (OGM) ramped up the number of hives and honey production in Turkey. The number of hives, which was 5.6 million in 2010, increased to 8 million as of this year and honey production increased from 81 thousand tonnes to 110 …

Bekir Pakdemirli, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, participated in the Pandemic and Economy Forum organized online by Manisa Celal Bayar University. In his speech, Minister Pakdemirli stated that the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic negatively affected all economies globally this year. Indicated that the agriculture and food sector is …

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries made a statement that the “genetically modified” tomato will not be considered GMO. Japan distinguishes gene editing techniques from other genetic engineering techniques. The first example in this regard was a tomato whose genes were …