Sixteen working groups have finalized their reports at the fourth Council of Agriculture and Forestry, laying the groundwork for policies that will steer the country’s rural development and agricultural reform for decades to come. The council brought together academics, farmers, producer unions, cooperatives, non-governmental organizations, private sector representatives and public officials to address …
Read More »“City and Agriculture Panel” held with intensive participation in Ankara…
Press release… An important panel on ‘City and Agriculture’ was organised by TARPOL, the leading think tank of the agriculture sector, at Ulucanlar Semi-Open Prison Culture and Art Centre hosted by Altındağ Municipality of Ankara on Saturday, 26 April 2025. İbrahim Yumaklı The opening speeches of the panel were delivered …
Read More »Agricultural diplomacy gains ground as Türkiye hosts global workshop…
Istanbul, 22 April, 2025 Türkiye’s senior officials spotlight agricultural diplomacy, urging ethical action against AI and efforts to counter disinformation threats to food security The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has approached Türkiye with a proposal to establish the country as a “strategic stockpile centre” for regional and global …
Read More »Apricots, hit hard by frost!
Türkiye has exported nearly 330 million dollars worth of apricots over the past five years, underscoring the importance of the fruit that has been among the most severely damaged by severe frost earlier this month. The cold snap not only devastated apricots, but also caused significant harm to peaches, apples, nectarines, as …
Read More »Harsh frost knocks Türkiye’s agricultural production!
Adverse weather conditions and sudden shifts in temperatures have negatively impacted agricultural production and crops in Türkiye, which officials described as one of the “biggest frost events” in the country’s recent history, while pledging to stand by producers. “In March and April, but especially in the last three-day period (April …
Read More »Türkiye’s Aegean province of Izmir protects genetic legacy of world’s olives…
April, 2025… Türkiye’s Aegean province of İzmir hosts a remarkable gene bank safeguarding the genetic heritage of hundreds of olive varieties cultivated across numerous countries for posterity. The İzmir World Olive Gene Bank harbours the genetic material of 364 distinct olive varieties from 18 nations, spanning from France to Morocco and from Greece to …
Read More »“Barriers to Türkiye’s exports of milk and dairy products to Ukraine to be removed”
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı, in his meeting with Ukrainian Minister of Agriculture Vitaliy Koval, said, “We want to remove the barriers to Türkiye’s exports of milk and dairy products to Ukraine.” Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı met with Ukrainian Minister of Agriculture Vitaliy Koval in …
Read More »Indonesia and Türkiye co-operate to boost global agricultural exports…
The agreement signed on 12 February 2025 between Indonesia and Türkiye marks a strategic step towards the development of cooperation in the export of agricultural products between the two countries. The signing ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, with the participation of Indonesian President Prabowo …
Read More »Yumaklı: We will halt red meat imports by 2028!
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that they will remove the issue of red meat imports from the country’s agenda by 2028. Pointing out the importance of sustainability of animal production, Yumaklı said that in the last 23 years, the number of cattle increased by 71 percent to …
Read More »Nejat Sağel: We discussed the problems of licensed warehousing with the Minister Yumaklı
The Board of Directors of the Western Anatolia Licensed Warehousing Association (BALDER) met with İbrahim Yumaklı, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry and made evaluations on the functioning of licensed warehouses and the problems in the sector. Western Anatolia Licensed Warehousing Association (BALDER) Board of Directors met with Minister of Agriculture …
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