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A summit of rural anger?

After months of protests in Europe’s cities and roads and an unexpected political foothold in the conclusions of the European Council on 1 February, farmers will be back on the agenda of the EU leaders at the summit on 21 and 22 March.  Normally, agriculture lands on the table of EU leaders …

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Kılıç Seafood acquires sea bream and sea bass producer Agromey!

Press release… Sinan Kızıltan Kılıç Seafood has acquired Agromey, further growing what was already the largest seafood company in Türkiye. Sinan Kızıltan, the vice president of Bodrum, Muğla,  Türkiye-based Kılıç, said the transaction will give the company full control of Agromey – a vertically integrated seafood company based in Torbalı …

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You are the farming queen!

Ursula von der Leyen did not forget about angered EU farmers during the launch of her election campaign for a second mandate at the European Commission on Thursday (7 March) but omitted all reference to the agricultural policies she penned during her five-year term. Ursula von der Leyen Unsurprisingly, von …

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FAO assesses that 45 countries are in need of external assistance for food!

COUNTRIES REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD… FAO assesses that 45 countries, including 33 in Africa, nine in Asia, two in Latin America and the Caribbean, and one in Europe, are in need of external assistance for food. Conflicts in Near East Asia and in West and East Africa are driving alarmingly …

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Global food prices decrease for 7th month in row!

Cereal, dairy, vegetable, meat prices down in February, but sugar up year-on-year… The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday its food price index decreased for seventh straight month in February.  The index averaged 117.3 points, down 0.9 points from 118.2 the previous month. The reading was the …

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“Pasta sector in the world and Türkiye”

Aykut Göymen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turkish Pasta Industrialists’ Association (TMSD) said that pasta is a semi-prepared foodstuff obtained by mixing semolina obtained from durum wheat in Türkiye with water and giving desired shapes and drying; one of the factors affecting the quality of pasta is the …

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CBI helps Côte d’Ivoire become world’s second-largest cashew kernel exporter…

With a well-organised cashew sector, Côte d’Ivoire is the world’s largest exporter of raw cashew nuts. The country also has the potential to process the raw nuts into cashew kernels by origin. Importers from the European Union (EU) are interested in locally processed, traceable, high-quality cashew kernels. Centre for the …

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Vietnam; fruit and vegetable exports are on track to grow strongly after the record of 2023

Following the export record set last year, the fruits and vegetables sector continues to maintain momentum with a nearly 90% growth in the first month of 2024. With this optimistic start, the agriculture industry also anticipates that fruit and vegetable exports will bring in billions of dollars this year. In …

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The State of the EU Agriculture…

Farmers’ protests making the headlines these days brought back agriculture in the EU political agenda. But what is the state of EU agriculture and how it is performing in economic, social and environmental terms?We had a conversation with two experts: Yves Madre, president of the Agricultural Think Thank Farm-Europe and …

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Kazım Gürel: We continue to introduce Turkish cuisine to the world thanks to the Turkish Tastes Project

Press release… Kazım Gürel, Turkish Tastes Ambassador Kazım Gürel, Board Member of Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, said that since 2019, they have set out with a long-term vision that contributes to all the stakeholders within the scope of their project. “We have created a great community …

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