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Press release… 3 February 2023, Ankara, Türkiye — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Türkiye, has been granted financial support of about USD 45 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for three new …

Establishing 733 honey forests in 79 out of 81 provinces, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry is aiming to increase this figure to 790 by the end of 2023, stating that Türkiye ranks second in the world in honey production. Vahit Kirişçi In the statement made by the ministry to daily Hürriyet, it noted that …

The government wants to see more young people at every stage of agricultural production, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişçi has said. “I consider food safety as the first priority of the ‘Turkish Century’ in agriculture,” Kirişçi said at a meeting of the Agriculture-Forestry Workers Union in Ankara. “We need to shape our agricultural …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci: We can call the TarımCebimde (Agriculture in my pocket) application a revolution in the name of digitalization. Kirişci underlined that digitalization is essential for food supply security and product planning in his speech at the “TarımCebimde Application Promotion Meeting” held at …

In 2022, 40.4 billion lira support payment was made to farmers… Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci, Minister of Agriculture and Forest, stated that the agricultural support payment of 79 million 164 thousand liras were transferred to the accounts of the farmers before the year-end. “Thus, we have made a total support …

Türkiye’s aquaculture exports are expected to surpass $1.5 billion this year, Forestry and Agriculture Minister Vahit Kirişçi has said. Export revenues of the sector exceeded $1.4 billion last year, Kirişçi said in a statement, adding that next year’s target is $2 billion. The local fishery industry has the capacity to supply more than …

The wheat to be purchased from Russia within the scope of the grain corridor will be processed in Türkiye and sent to underdeveloped countries, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Vahit Kirişci has said. “The president [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan] wishes to give the wheat we bought for free as bulgur and flour for free,” Kirişçi told reporters on …

Minister of Agriculture Kirişci: “Türkiye should produce what it needs!” Stating that Türkiye should focus on the products it needs in production, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirişci said, “We produce crops that require a lot of water, such as corn, where water is limited. It is necessary to …

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will establish “Agricultural Consultancy” Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirişci announced, in a written statement, “I hope we will release authorized agricultural engineers, veterinarians, food engineers, aquaculture engineers to the field under the name of Agricultural Consultancy in the coming period. In this way, …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirişci stated that farmers were supported to produce during the fight against inflation and that interest-free loans were provided through Ziraat Bank and said, “We increased the agricultural support for 2022 from 25.8 billion dollars to 54 billion dollars in 2023.” ‘WE SUPPORT OUR …