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Agriculture is about more than growing crops and raising livestock! It also plays a critical role in global stability and development: ensuring food security and contributing to geopolitical influence, while tackling shared challenges like climate change. This is the theory of ‘International Agricultural Diplomacy’: using agriculture as ‘soft power’ to …

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 …

Stating that agricultural production and access to safe food is a strategic issue, Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) President Mustafa Gültepe said, “The strategic importance of agriculture will surge even more in the future. Food and agriculture are among our most advantageous sectors in exports. In this field; we have long …

Press release… Ali Can Yamanyılmaz, Member of Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Sectors Council and Vice Chair of Mediterranean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association (ASHIB), stated that the European Union has paved the way for the acceleration of Türkiye’s work in this sector by allowing the export of heat-treated poultry …

Food companies, especially food exporting firms, are hoping that they can benefit from a recent regulation that paves the way for the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry to lease out agricultural lands that are not cultivated for two consecutive years. According to the regulation published in the Official Gazette last week, it will …

Türkiye aims to ramp up its food and agricultural products export revenues to 50 billion dollars in 2028, says Mustafa Gültepe, the president of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM). Mustafa Gültepe The country generated some 27 billion dollars in food and agricultural products exports last year. In the first seven months of 2023, the agriculture industry’s …

The top exporters of the last three years have been awarded by the Istanbul Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (IYMSİB) at an award ceremony over the weekend. The exports of the sector increased by 24 percent in the 11 months covering the January-November period compared to the same period of the …

Press release… A planned and sustainable production policy is the key to agricultural development Sustainable Agriculture – Food Platform Cemre Movement recently organized a webinar. In the webinar, under the moderation of Cemre Movement Founder-Partner Professor Dr. Meltem Onay, Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairperson Hayrettin Uçak and …

Tomato in products, Russia stands out in countries… Istanbul Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairwoman Melisa Tokgöz Mutlu said that last year, the top 5 exported products in the fresh fruit and vegetable sector as value basis were “tomato-fresh”, “cherry-fresh”, “tangerines-others”, “satsuma” and “pomegranate”. Mutlu said, “Most exports were …

Melisa Tokgöz Mutlu, Chairwoman of the Istanbul Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, said in a statement that they achieved very important successes despite all the troublesome conditions brought by the epidemic last year. Stating that in 2020, fresh fruit and vegetable exports reached 2.7 billion dollars with an increase …