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The free public exhibition at Rome’s Park of Porta Capena showcases technologies, good practices and the diversity of global agrifood systems from 10 to 13 October 08/10/2025 Rome – A global exhibition titled “From Seeds to Foods” will take place from 10 to 13 October in the heart of Rome, marking …

Special event at FAO headquarters marks the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2025 29/09/2025 Rome – To mark the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today highlighted that reducing food loss and waste generates …

Press release… The Turkish Food Platform (TFP – TGP) has joined forces with the Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Industry Board, along with all its Exporters’ Associations, Federation of Food and Drink Industry Associations of Türkiye (TGDF) and ETÜDER. With the goal of becoming a top 3 global company, the …

TasteAtlas has released its 2025 update, which evaluates traditional desserts… Türkiye is a dessert heaven! In the ranking, which received over 144,000 votes, Türkiye’s desserts dominated the rankings. The most notable achievement was the selection of the famous Maraş ice cream as the 4th best dessert in the world. TasteAtlas, …

The Turkish Pasta Industrialists’ Association (TMSD) and the Pasta Producers and Industrialists’ Association (MÜSAD), under the umbrella of the International Pasta Organisation (IPO), are taking on a great pride this year: World Pasta Day 2025, which will take place in Istanbul from October 24–26. This journey, which began in Rome …

Director-General QU Dongyu says the adoption of good practices holds the key to achieving sustainability 29/09/2025 Rome – Experience shows that the adoption of good practices can make livestock systems truly sustainable, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said today as he opened …

Tonne price of cocoa drops below 7,000 dollars since end of 2024, amid estimates of increased supply, weaking demand… ISTANBUL… The highly volatile price of cocoa declined over 40 percent in global markets as drought concerns eased in West Africa and harvest increases. The tonne price of cocoa dropped below …

Four-month emergency response effort aims to curb transboundary and zoonotic diseases, strengthen livelihoods, ease the food crisis and revive the ailing economy… 16/09/2025 Port Sudan/Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Sudan, has launched the 2025 national livestock vaccination campaign …

Director-General QU Dongyu addresses G20 Agriculture Working Group Ministerial Meeting in South Africa… 18/09/2025 Cape Town – The world’s largest economies, as both major producers and consumers, are uniquely positioned to drive the transformation towards more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization …

Landmark agreement complements FAO’s instruments to promote sustainability and combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing… 15/09/2025 Rome/Geneva – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomes the entry into force of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which aims to phase out harmful fisheries subsidies and …