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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »“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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Şemsi Bayraktar: One year’s labour of our farmers should not be burnt with a spark
Press release… ANKARA- Şemsi Bayraktar, President of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), made a video press statement regarding the recent spike in stubble fires. Şemsi Bayraktar “Stubble burning, which is done as a routine agricultural practice and causes serious damage to soil fertility in the long term, causes …
Read More »Şemsi Bayraktar: We expect 15 percent decrease in barley and 8-10 percent decrease in wheat
ANKARA- 06.07.2024 Press release… Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) President Şemsi Bayraktar evaluated the yield estimation in wheat and barley and the support expectations of our farmers with a video press release. “In the 2023-2024 production season, the irregular and late arrival of rainfall, especially in the spring months, …
Read More »Arslan Soydan: Hazelnut yield estimates do not reflect the reality
Arslan Soydan, Member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), stated that the yields announced for the hazelnut harvest season of 2024 do not reflect the reality and said, “The studies to be carried out after the month of July will reflect the real …
Read More »Şemsi Bayraktar: Our farmers are suffering losses because of the decrease in greenhouse products
Press release… Şemsi Bayraktar, Head of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), evaluated the greenhouse production in Türkiye, the price decreases in greenhouse products and the expectations of farmers from the municipalities with a press statement. Şemsi Bayraktar Stating that greenhouse production has become an important sector in the …
Read More »Şemsi Bayraktar: Despite all hardships and negativities, Turkish farmers continued to produce in 2023
Press release… What happened in agriculture in 2023, what does the sector expect from 2024? In the evaluation of 2023 in the agricultural sector, it was underlined that there was a spike in crop production last year due to good weather conditions and that farmers who continued their production despite …
Read More »BAYRAKTAR: PRICES INCREASE, YET ADULTERATION DOES NOT END!
Press release… Şemsi Bayraktar: Prices are increasing, imitation and adulteration in olive oil does not end! Pointing out that olive oil is one of the most counterfeited and adulterated foods, TZOB President Şemsi Bayraktar said, “Increasing prices spike the number of counterfeit and adulterated products in the market. Imitation and …
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