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Rising prices in the global cocoa market, climate change and supply risks have prompted food technology companies to develop alternative solutions to cocoa. Scientists and start-ups are working on new methods that could make it possible to produce chocolate without relying on cocoa trees. These efforts encompass a range of …

Global food prices rose for a second straight month in March to hit their highest level since September last year and could rise further if the Middle East conflict that pushed up energy prices continues, the United Nations Food and ​Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday. “Price rises since the …

Oğulcan Kemal Sagun, vice president of the Istanbul Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association (İSHİB), emphasized Türkiye’s strong position in global aquaculture: “We are the second-largest aquaculture producer and exporter in Europe after Norway and among the top 10 worldwide. A large share of the fish consumed in Europe comes …

he Zero Waste Forum 2026, hosted by the Zero Waste Foundation, is scheduled for June 5-7 in Istanbul, bringing together participants from more than 150 countries. On Tuesday, the foundation emphasized that the forum is set to become a leading international platform, placing the zero waste approach at the center of global …

Global food and agriculture value chains are under pressure from rising energy and logistics costs fueled by the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, affecting everything from production to delivery, according to the head of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Eurasia Eren Günhan Ulusoy. Günhan Ulusoy The primary issue is a transport …

Disruptions in fertilizer, urea, energy supply chains create food crisis, rivaling or even more serious than in 2022, when Russia-Ukraine war began, experts say… March 31, 2026 ISTANBUL… Agricultural and food production are under immense pressure amid geopolitical risks in the Middle East and the decline in tanker traffic through …

Farmers around the world are feeling the squeeze of the Iran war. Gas prices have shot up and fertilizer supplies are waning due to Tehran’s near shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli bombing. The fertilizer shortage is putting the livelihood of farmers in developing countries — already troubled …

Disruptions to fertilizer supplies caused by the Middle East war pose a double threat to global food security through scarcity and high prices, a top World Trade Organization official has warned. Iran has virtually shut the Strait of Hormuz, choking a vital transit route for oil and gas — as well as fertilisers. A third of the …

Press release… WHERE WATER FLOWS, EQUALITY FLOURISHES! SÜT-D’s Water Fairies Are on Duty! SÜT-D has called for action to create a life where everyone has access to safer water and gender equality is achieved… In its World Water Day statement, the Association for Sustainable Production and Consumption (SÜT-D) highlighted that …

The escalation of the Iran-centred conflict in the Middle East has heightened supply chain concerns in the global food sector, with the confectionery sector being one of the first to be affected. According to experts, disruptions to critical trade routes and interruptions in energy supplies caused by the conflict could …