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According to the new report published by the United Nations, there will be serious famine in 23 different points around the world in the next 4 months. The 2 sub-organizations of the United Nations, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), in their advice published …

Press release… FAO continues to supply training to food entrepreneurs, suppliers and retailers in the fight against food waste as part of the ‘Save Your Food’ campaign… 3 August 2021, Ankara, Turkey – Each year over 1.3 billion tonnes of food produced worldwide is lost or wasted. Furthermore, the volume of wasted …

Turkey has mobilized and united in efforts to fight against wildfires that have wreaked havoc on swathes of the country’s south and Aegean region, as the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry said 107 of 112 fires have been brought under control as of early Aug. 1. People across the country are sending …

A research team from the University of Göttingen and the University of British Columbia (Canada) has investigated how people in five different countries react to various usages of genome editing in agriculture. The researchers looked at which uses are accepted and how the risks and benefits of the new breeding …

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide funding to assist 6,240 vulnerable small-scale farmers in rural Tanzania impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The IFAD grant will help farmers access inputs, provide market linkages and access agricultural and market information to improve their productivity and increase their resilience. Growth …

A study has showed that coffee consumption is increasing day by day. Kilis 7 Aralık University faculty member, Mediterranean Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Association (ATABDER) Chairperson, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Food and Control, Coffee and Chicory Commission Member, Professor Dr. Nazım Şekeroğlu said that coffee consumption …

The Global Manifesto on Forgotten Foods is a landmark document representing a wide consensus on a coherent framework for a transformation of the agricultural research and innovation system—by fully unleashing the potential of so-called ‘forgotten foods’. Also referred to as neglected and underutilized species (NUS), indigenous foods, orphan crops or future foods, “forgotten foods” …

According to the data of the European Statistical Office (EUROSTAT), Belgium is the country with the highest consumption of sugary drinks by population. According to the data of the European Statistical Office, Belgium is the country with the highest consumption of sugary drinks by population, followed by Malta and Germany. …

On eve of World Conservation Day, experts say large scale plantations of foreign species harmed environment, killed local plants… DHAKA, Bangladesh Bangladesh is waking up to the adverse impact of a non-native exotic plant species now endangering the environment and damaging indigenous plants. On eve of World Nature Conservation Day …

According to a survey conducted by the agricultural union of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), Kwanalu, economic activities have been totally demolished in more than 55% of rural towns by the recent unrest and criminal activities which swept through the province last week. Kwanalu, who represents rural landowners, farmers and agribusinesses in KZN, …