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Abundant harvest for most of crops in 2020
Ljubljana – Harvest of principal crops in Slovenia was abundant last year, with farmers reporting increases of 17% in cereals for grain, 35% in potatoes and 19% in dry fodder compared to 2019, provisional data from the Statistics Office (SURS) show. The harvest of fruits in orchards and grapes in vineyards was also excellent.
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Bulgaria: Wheat Production is Expected to be 15% Higher this Year
After a record low harvest last year in 2021, about 5.8 million tons are expected to be produced in Bulgaria, which is 15% more than last year's harvest.
The forecast is of the Center for Economic Research in Agriculture, BNR reports. According to the first forecasts of the Center, the average yield of wheat from the new harvest will be about 490 kilograms per decare.
Agricultural lands narrowing significantly, says former official
Cultivation areas across Turkey have narrowed dramatically over the recent years, while hikes in food prices on a global scale are making it harder to import agricultural products, a former official has warned.
Body of Bulgarian Climber Atanas Skatov Recovered under K2
The fall of Atanas Skatov under K2 (8,611 meters) ended fatally. Pakistani journalist Jamil Nagri first spread this news on his Twitter account, and then it appeared elsewhere, as it became clear that his dead body had been found.
Poor irrigation main cause of water loss, data shows
With Turkey battling drought stemming from climate change, official data reveals that about three-quarters of the total water consumed in the country is used for irrigation and that there is a water loss of 35-60 percent due to the surface irrigation method.
Turkey's food supplies safe amid pandemic: UN official
As it grapples with coronavirus, Turkey is not expected to face any major problems in the short- or mid-term in its food supply or food security, according to the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in Ankara, Turkey's capital.
Agriculture workers, stockbreeders exempted from weekend curfew: Minister
Workers of the agriculture and stockbreeding sectors will be exempted from a 48-hour curfew which will be implemented for the second time this weekend, Agriculture Minister Bekir Pakdemirli has said.
Turkish ministries to allocate idle lands to farmers
The agriculture and urbanization ministries have jointly developed a project to allocate idle agricultural lands under public domain to farmers to grow certain types of products such as cereals and oil seeds, according to remarks made by the two ministers.
Gov't aims to plant 82 million saplings until November
Turkey's agriculture and forestry minister said 82 million saplings will be planted across the country until November this year.
"The rooting average of the saplings planted on Nov. 11, 2019 is 95 percent," Bekir Pakdemirli told Anadolu Agency's Editors' Desk in the capital Ankara.