Forestry Ministry

A groundbreaking project has been initiated in the southwestern province of Muğla to protect Posidonia meadows, a vital natural submarine seagrass endemic to the Mediterranean marine ecosystem.

Within the scope of the measures taken by the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry, the production of lemon sauce flavored with lemon aroma will be banned in the domestic market.

Selim Kaplan, the head of the Food Enterprises of the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry, explained the details of the decision taken on the subject.

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has issued a stark warning about the impending impact of drought on Türkiye's agricultural sector, specifically pointing to a significant decrease in the production of vital crops and its adverse effects on animal husbandry.

Amid grave scale of yield loss in sunflower farming due to the excessive drought, the trials of domestically produced seeds in the northwestern region of Thrace have yielded remarkably positive results thanks to their impressive resilience to drought.

With increasing population, climate change and drought increasing the pressure on water resources, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has started an initiative to establish a fund to be utilized in water-saving practices.

Specially bred Arabian racehorses from the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry's facility in the northwestern province of Bursa have garnered a lot of interest, selling for up to 1 million Turkish Liras at various auctions.

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has conducted approximately 67,000 inspections in the first half of the year as part of its campaign against illegal fishing, fining thousands of fishermen and workplaces who did not comply with the regulations.

In the first six months of 2023, the General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture teams conducted 66,764 inspections.

A total of 4,630 fire water ponds and pools have been constructed around several forested areas for quick water supply to intervene in wildfires more efficiently, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry announced.

Amid blistering heatwaves sweeping across the country, resulting in record-breaking temperatures and triggering wildfires, Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has raised concerns over the alarming surge in water consumption, urging citizens to use water judiciously.

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has started using NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) technology for mapping, creating libraries, and obtaining registration certificates for Türkiye's geographically indicated products, including olive oil, honey and hazelnut.