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Şemsi Bayraktar: The average age of our farmers is 59!

Press release… “If young people do not plough our land, our future is at risk!” April, 2025… ANKARA- Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President Şemsi Bayraktar made a video press statement on what needs to be done to prevent farmers, whose average age has risen to 59, from leaving …

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“It is estimated that there will be a decrease in product yield next year!”

Press release… Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President Şemsi Bayraktar said that it is estimated that there will be a decrease in product yield next year. It is expected that there will be almost one hundred per cent damage due to frost in the products planned to be harvested …

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Şemsi Bayraktar: Production in pulses does not meet consumption

Press release… Şemsi Bayraktar, Chairman of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), stated that following the declaration of 2016 as the International Year of Pulses, pulses production soared by 24.5 percent between 2016 and 2024 and reached a total of 1 million 345 thousand tonnes with the efforts of …

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Şemsi Bayraktar: Pulses are an essential part of Turkish cuisine!

Press release… ANKARA- Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President Şemsi Bayraktar evaluated the 10th February World Pulses Day with a video press statement. Bayraktar emphasised that ‘Pulses, which are among the essential part of Turkish cuisine, are also indispensable products whose importance increases every year since they are a …

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Şemsi Bayraktar: Decline in rural population poses risks to agricultural production!

The population in rural areas is both declining and aging in Türkiye, creating risks to the country’s agricultural production. Şemsi Bayraktar The number of people living in towns and villages fell by more than 315,000 in 2024 from the previous year to 5.66 million, while the population in provinces and districts surged from …

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Şemsi Bayraktar: Drought hits grain farmers

The planting period for wheat and barley has been delayed due to insufficient rainfall and many farmers have been unable to plant grains due to drought, Şemsi Bayraktar, president of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), has said. Şemsi Bayraktar The impacts from climate change through changes in precipitation, natural disasters, higher …

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Şemsi Bayraktar: 88 percent of women farmers have no social security!

Şemsi Bayraktar, President of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), made a statement on the occasion of 15 October International Women Farmers’ Day and emphasised the critical role of women in agriculture. Bayraktar stated that women make important contributions in all areas of life, from agricultural production to child …

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“Our farmers are ageing, we can not keep young people in the rural areas!”

Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President Şemsi Bayraktar made a series of visits in Türkiye’s Northwestern province of Edirne. Pointing out that the countryside is ageing, TZOB President Bayraktar said, “Our countryside is ageing, the average age of the farmers has increased to 58 and we cannot keep our …

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Şemsi Bayraktar: The future of Turkish hazelnut depends on the renewal of gardens

Press release… Şemsi Bayraktar, Head of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), evaluated the hazelnut harvest and the expectations of the farmers with a press release. Pointing out that hazelnut harvest time has come, Bayraktar said, “In the Black Sea Region, producers, industrialists, merchants, traders, exporters, tradesmen, greengrocers, all …

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Extreme heat, rising costs driving fruit, vegetable prices up!

Fruit and vegetable prices should normally decline in summer months compared with winter as more produce is made available to consumers. However, this is not happening this year. According to experts, there are two main factors that are driving prices up: Climate change-related drought, which grips Türkiye and reduces fruit and vegetable output, and …

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