‘As many as 11 people are likely dying of hunger and malnutrition each minute,’ says Oxfam report… The number of people living in “famine-like conditions” has increased six-fold since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by Oxfam on Friday. “As many as 11 people are likely …

5 July 2021, Rome/Paris – With less than 10 years until the 2030 deadline for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), governments need to step up their efforts to meet global food security and environmental targets, according to a new report released today by the Food and Agricultural Organization of …

Food waste cheese from Them Andelsmejeri, which is “skewed on weight”, is now being launched in selected REMA 1000 stores in collaboration with the consumer movement Stop Food Waste… Now cheeses can weigh too little or too much. At least in relation to the normal purchasing agreement between Them Andelsmejeri and …

The wonderful, colorful bounty of fruit and vegetables of southeastern Turkey’s Gaziantep are being exported abroad with the technique of “freeze-drying” thanks to Turkish women’s efforts and funding provided by the Turkish government. The “Ezogelin Initiative,” has been built by seven women from the province’s Oğuzeli district who attended an …

Press release… FAO Food Price Index fell by 2.5 percent in June, after a year of consecutive increases… 8 July 2021, Rome – Global food commodity prices fell in June for the first time in 12 months, according to a benchmark United Nations report released today.The FAO Food Price Index averaged 124.6 points …

Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality laid the foundation of the world’s number one and Turkey’s largest Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Production and Processing Facility. In the facility, which covers an area of ​​42 decares, essential oils will be obtained by water vapour method, agricultural products with high added value will be planted …

Some like it dark and bitter, others smooth and sweet, but no matter what your flavor preference this World Chocolate Day, on July 7, join us in taking a bite. The cacao bean, which is responsible for that unmistakably rich flavor we know and love so well, is native to …

Press release… İzmir Union of Village Development Cooperatives (KÖYKOOP İzmir) sets out to produce a new olive oil brand together with its partners. KÖYKOOP İzmir Chairwoman Neptün Soyer said that they are on their way to ensure that producers sell olive oil at its value, not in bulk, but by …

PRESS RELEASE                   29.06.2021 “Turkey has a 0.7% share in the export of global ornamental plants, an industry with worldwide exports of approximately $ 22 billion.” In November, Tarsus Turkey will again present the Turkish Ornamental Plants Industry to new alternative markets abroad with The Flower and Plant Show.  Tarsus Turkey …

Press release… Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association Chairperson Cahit Doğan Yağcı said that İzmir, the leading agrifood western province of Turkey, plays for leadership in medicinal and aromatic plants. Yağcı also underlined that as of 2020, the unit price of EİB’s (Aegean Exporters’ Associations) non-wood forestry products …