Press release… Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB), which has increased its exports by 40 percent since 2018, aims to break a new record by exceeding 1 billion 200 million dollars in 2021. Aegean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters’ Association Board of Directors and Supervisory Board members informed …

Turkey offers a table of abundant resources for sustainable gastronomy tourism, according to a Turkish culinary expert who says authenticity should be preserved to maintain it. Zeynep Kakınç “To make the most of this potential, we should make the preservation of the local gastronomic heritage our focus,” Zeynep Kakınç, chair of the Istanbul-based Gastronomic Society of …

Turkey should not have to endure a drought as all necessary measures have been taken, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said, speaking on the ministry’s efforts to overcome any obstacles that may occur in production and activities in the agriculture and husbandry sectors during the pandemic. Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli …

Meeting in Italy adopts declaration on food security, nutrition, food systems… MATERA, Italy The foreign ministers of G20 countries voiced deep concern over food insecurity in the world, according to a declaration released after a meeting in Italy on Tuesday. “We express deep concern for the state of food insecurity …

Press release… The poultry industry broke a record in exports. Bedri Girit, the Chairperson of Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Associaton, said that poultry sector, which brought in 347 million dollars of foreign currency to the country in the January-May period of 2020, increased its exports to 440 million …

Press release… WASHINGTON, June 29, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced new resources to inform consumers on how to reduce food waste during the July Fourth holiday and beyond.According to USDA research, the average family of four wastes nearly $1,500 worth of food each year. And the …

Press release… UNDP Turkey’s New Resident Representative Louisa Vinton Pays Her First Visit to Gaziantep… Having taken up office in May 2021 as the Resident Representative in Turkey of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ms. Louisa Vinton paid her first visit to Gaziantep to review on site the work …

Press release… Sustainable Production and Consumption Association (SÜT-D) released a written statement for World Refrigeration Day on June 26. The association emphasized the climate crisis impact and cost of refrigeration, which has an indisputable importance for society in daily and industrial life and warned about the importance of the air …

Press release… Although the dried fig harvest was 90 thousand tonnes in the 2019-20 season and 85 thousand tonnes in the 2020-21 season, it has already reached 60 thousand tonnes, catching the export figure of last year with an acceleration of 15 percent on value basis. The dried fruit industry …

Press release… Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB), which has increased its exports by 40 percent since 2018, aims to break a new record by exceeding 1 billion 200 million dollars in 2021. Aegean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters’ Association Board of Directors and Supervisory Board members informed …