TURKISH AGRI.NEWS

Press release... Ankara, April 15, 2020 Şemsi Bayraktar, Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers President, held a press conference in Ankara and said that not only those working in the harvest, all farmers and farm workers should be exempt from the curfew in force for weekends. Pointing out that agricultural activities continue intensively, Bayraktar said, “Our farmer performs harvesting, fertilizing, planting seedlings, hoeing, irrigation, spraying, and misfire. All these works must be done without wasting time. Exempting our farmers from curfew is very important for agricultural production."   “Food production should continue under all conditions” Emphasizing that even one day is very valuable in the production process, Bayraktar stated, “There is no prohibition, vacation or holiday in agriculture, including Saturday and Sunday. Food production should continue under all conditions. The safety of our farmers and agricultural workers should be prioritized and they s...

It has been three weeks since COVID-19 has drastically altered the daily lives of IFAD staff headquartered in Rome and stationed around the world. Scientists and governments around the world agree that one of the ways we can stop the virus from spreading is physical distancing. Yet the distancing measures needed to contain the coronavirus outbreak are slowing down the world’s economic engine, and this will have a tremendous impact on the global economy, with the most fragile countries and most vulnerable populations paying the highest toll. In a world that is slowing down, poverty will accelerate, and hunger will follow. In the Arab world alone, ESCWA forecasts that as a direct result of the outbreak, the number of poor will increase by 8.3 million, no less than 1.7 million jobs will be lost in 2020, water will become scarcer – and hunger might consequently take more lives than the virus. In a world that is slowing down, our commitment is increasing... The whole of IFAD’s Near East,...