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Rome/New York – The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a United Nations report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its …

Malaysia is considering importing wheat from Turkey to diversify its food sources amid the worldwide battle with soaring prices and supply bottlenecks. Ismail Sabri Yaakob The issue is expected to be widely discussed during Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s four-day trip to Turkey. Yaakob, who arrived in the country …

Turkiye’s minister of agriculture and forestry on Wednesday called for international and multilateral cooperation to tackle food insecurity. In his address to the Economic Cooperation Organization’s (ECO) 7th Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent, Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci said: “Our primary responsibility is to leave a habitable world …

The downward trend in commodity markets continued last week due to tight monetary policies of the central banks and recession concerns. While global macroeconomic figures during the week pointed to a slowdown in economic activity, the guidance of key central bank officials for signaling the continuation of aggressive monetary policies …

The “Small in Scale, Big in Value” project was launched in cooperation with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Metro Turkiye and Muğla Province Trout Breeders’ Association. Within the scope of the project, which aims to protect small and traditional family fishery and to give trout the value …

Press release… EIB’s annual export is close to 18 billion dollars… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) escalated its exports by 10 percent from 1 billion 547 million dollars to 1 billion 702 million dollars in June. Turkiye-wide export in June reached 23.4 billion dollars with an increase of 18 percent. Aegean …

The UR-GE (Product Development) project titled “Increasing the Export Capacity of Turkish Tea and Ensuring its Sustainability”, prepared by the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) with the cooperation and support of Rize Commodity Exchange, was included in the scope of support by the Ministry of Trade. Within the scope …

Turkiye could re-export grain products like wheat, oat and barley from the Black Sea to countries in need after talks with Russia and Ukraine, the country’s president said Friday. Speaking after Friday prayers in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he would discuss the matter with both Russia and Ukraine …

Press release… The InoSuit Programme, which has been carried out by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) since November 2016, continues on its way with a focus this year. In order to increase Turkiye’s value-added exports, the InoSuit Focused Corporate Innovation Management Izmir Meeting, organized within the scope of the InoSuit …

The Chairperson of Turkiye Butchers’ Federation announced! 30 percent price hike in sacrificials! Turkish Butchers, Breeders, Meat and Meat Products Tradesmen and Craftsmen’s Federation Chair Osman Yardımcı made a statement about the sacrificial prices before the upcoming Eid al-Adha. Yardımcı stated that the price of kilograms was determined from 62 …