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International Dairy Federation (IDF): World Milk Day 2021 focuses on dairy sustainability On World Milk Day June 01, 2021, the dairy sector shares the important steps being taken around the world to improve dairy sustainability and reduce dairy’s carbon footprint. Around the world, dairy farms are embracing initiatives to ensure …

The stars align and you are finally able to take that long-awaited vacation to Paris. One evening you are strolling down the streets of the city of romance and you start feeling a bit peckish. After searching for something unique to satisfy your hunger you might end up at Laurent …

Food giant Nestle announced Monday that it is seeking to develop a new health strategy after an internal document made headlines around the globe as it showed that almost two-thirds of its products lack nutrition. An internal presentation circulated among top executives earlier this year revealed that more than 60% …

Turkish seafood, frozen and canned food producer Dardanel has completed nearly all necessary regulatory and financial processes to acquire Greek seafood giant G. Kallimanis SA, the former informed Turkey’s Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) Monday. The company, based in northwestern Çanakkale province, has reached the final stage in the takeover process, …

Agricultural output in Turkey posts 7.5% rise in 1st quarter of 2021, says senior official… Turkey’s agriculture sector registered a 7.5% year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2021 for the tenth quarter in a row, the country’s agriculture and forestry minister said Monday. If our agricultural growth rate continues …

Press release… The average export price of Turkish olive oil has increased during the pandemic process. In the first half of the 2020/21 season, the average export price of Turkish olive oil rose by 16 percent on dollar basis, from 2,397 dollars to 2,786 dollars. Davut Er, Chairperson of the …

Press release… Aegean Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Products Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB) Chairperson Hayrettin Uçak said that they send tomato juice to 55 countries which constitutes 2.5 million dollars of tomato product group exports. Underlining that it was the item with the highest increase in exports with 57 percent in 2020, …

In the first 4 months of the year, Turkey’s fishery exports reached 409 million 171 thousand dollars with an increase of 32 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. According to data compiled from the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB), exports of fisheries and animal products amounted to …

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) Coordinator and Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association Chairman of the Board Birol Celep said, “We believe that we should lead the way to show the whole world that the Aegean Region is a sustainable production centre. We, as Aegean Exporters’ Associations, which …

Senior FAO official in Turkey says number of people affected by hunger could surpass 840M by 2030… ANKARA… High rates of malnutrition can lead to a loss in gross domestic product (GDP) of as much as 4%-5%, according to an assistant representative in Turkey for the United Nations Food and …