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Over 130 countries agreed on Friday to prioritize food and agriculture in their national climate plans during the U.N. Climate Change Conference – COP28 in Dubai in a move cheered by observers despite concerns over its silence on the role of fossil fuels. Food systems are estimated to be responsible for …

Europe’s farmers are receiving ever more handouts from politicians, despite their relatively meagre contribution to our economy and increasingly obstinate stance against the EU’s efforts to adapt to a changing world. In Europe, farmers are kings. Just look at agricultural subsidies in the EU’s budget, which consume a third of …

Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality won the first prize with its book “Balıkesir, City of Bread” at the international cookbook competition “Gourmand Awards” held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The book won the right to be published with the “Best in the World” label. Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality appeared on the …

Forest Monitoring Law: Exploring Methods, Stakeholders, and Objectives Press release… Brussels, November 22, 2023 — Today, the European Commission published its regulation establishing a “Forest Monitoring Law”. ELO welcomes the general principle of increasing the resilience of European forests, particularly in the face of climate change. There is a need …

Seed corn harvest was still ongoing at the end of September. The production year has been behind schedule throughout the world, because of this spring’s planting conditions. The dry-down is fast in the fields and processors need to be quick taking on considerable amounts within a short time span. Production …

Istanbul Chamber of Industry brought together food suppliers from 40 countries with Turkish companies. A total of 3,500 bilateral meetings were held with 65 domestic and over 80 foreign companies in the organisation, which brought together Türkiye’s most prestigious food producers with the world’s largest supermarket chains and major food …

Climate change has decreased hydroelectric energy generation in the Upper Euphrates Basin, says the new HPA Report... The report titled “The Impact of Climate Change  in the Upper Tigris and Euphrates Basin,” prepared by the Hydropolitics Association, says that “the electricity generation of Keban, Karakaya, and Atatürk Dams has gradually …

Zaharoula Vassilaki, an organic farmer from Greece, gazes admiringly at a massive olive tree on her land, estimated to be over two centuries old. Despite being struck by lightning years ago, the tree continues to yield. But climate change – in this case, the absence of deep winter – is …

World Olive Tree Day has been celebrated since 1998, when UNESCO declared it an International Day of Importance. Every year, November 26 is a day to recognize the many facets of the olive tree’s symbolism and remind ourselves that this tree is one of the most important in human history, culture, and …

Germany saw an average of 10 farms go out of business every day in the last decade, according to the German government’s agricultural policy report, which has spurred associations and the opposition to call on the agriculture minister to take action. The number of farms that closed between 2010 and …