TÜRKTOB President Hacı Ömer Güler stated that they support the decision taken at the 4th Agriculture and Forestry Council to ‘boost the localisation and nationality rates in seeds’ and said, “It is of great importance to support R&D more.” Ankara… Güler, President of Turkish Seed Growers’ Association (TÜRKTOB), made evaluations …
Read More »Production and export spike in Turkish seed sector!
The Turkish Seed Growers’ Association (TÜRKTOB) reported that as of the end of last year, seed production surged by 3 thousand 18 tonnes to 1 million 303 thousand 38 tonnes and fruit sapling production decreased by 10.7 million to 101 million 574 thousand. According to the information obtained from the …
Read More »“Türkiye is a self-sufficient and exporting country in seed production”
Minister Yumaklı: Türkiye is a Self-Sufficient and Exporting Country in Seed Production Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated Türkiye’s food supply security and independence in seed production. In his speech at the International Seed Congress, he higlighted that Türkiye exports seeds to 117 countries and has significantly ramped …
Read More »Yıldıray Gençer: Tomato price could jump to 250 liras if the production carried out only with ancestral seeds!
Yıldıray Gençer, Head of the Sub-Union of the Seed Industrialists and Producers (TSÜAB), said that as seed industrialists, they give great support to local varieties, but warned that if the entire production is carried out with ancestral seeds with low productivity, tomato, which is 50 liras today, could jump to …
Read More »SAVAŞ AKCAN: OUR TARGET IS TO PRODUCE 1.5 MILLION TONNES OF CERTIFIED SEEDS IN 2023
The support for certified seed and sapling use will increase by 92.5 percent compared to this year and reach 387 million liras in 2021. The agricultural support budget is projected as 22 billion liras in 2021. Certified seed and sapling support to increase crop production was the item foreseen to …
Read More »“THE PANDEMIC REVEALS THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-SUFFICENCY”
Turkey Seed Growers Association (TÜRKTOB) Chairman Savaş Akcan said, “The pandemic has revealed the importance of self-sufficiency and being nationalised. What if the protectionism policies increase worldwide and those countries do not sell? Our work becomes more difficult with the farmers, who are trapped in production with wrong agricultural policies …
Read More »SAVAŞ AKCAN: WE EXPORT SEEDS TO 91 COUNTRIES
During the online press conference organized by the Turkey Seed Growers’ Association (TÜRKTOB) and the Association of Economics Journalists, various issues related to seeding and agriculture were discussed. Stating that a great number of needs are met in various fields through national seeds that are bred and developed from domestic …
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