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Press release… Lower cereal quotations offset higher vegetable oil, meat and sugar prices… » The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) stood at 120.8 points in July 2024, marginally below its revised figure for June, as a decrease in the price index for cereals outweighed increases in the price indices for vegetable oil, …

Press release… The International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC), the highest consultation platform of dried fruits and dried fruits worldwide, announced the nut, dried fruit and snack preferences of Generation Z in Latin America. Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aegean Dried Fruits and Products …

Meatly is the first European company to be authorised to sell artificial meat (produced without the use of animals using laboratory-developed methods). Owen Ensor Meatly, a pet food company, has made history by becoming the first European company to be authorised to sell artificial meat for pet food in the …

Press release… The countdown has started for the Interfresh Eurasia Fair, which is the largest export platform for fresh, dried, frozen and canned fruits and vegetables that Türkiye produces 60 million tonnes annually. This year, the exhibition will be held on 26-28 September 2024 at Fuarİzmir in Izmir. Murat Özer, …

A new study shows that in areas where low-income consumers predominantly live, there is more targeted marketing of snacks and sweets, as well as higher prices for healthy foods and fewer healthy food options in supermarkets. People living in low-income neighbourhoods and areas without local food stores consume more snacks …

Press release… The International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC), the highest consultation platform of dried fruits and dried fruits worldwide, announced the nut, dried fruit and snack preferences of Generation Z in Latin America. Ahmet Göksan International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC) Türkiye Ambassador Ahmet Bilge Göksan stated …

DJI Agriculture annual report finds the global agricultural drone industry is booming… Over 300,000 drones operate globally, treating more than 500 million hectares of farmland around the world… DJI Agriculture, a global leader in facilitating agricultural innovation through drone technology, unveils its Agriculture Drone Industry Insight Report (2023/2024), showcasing a …

Most African countries have not reached the Malabo target of investing 10 per cent of their national budgets in agriculture. But focusing only on the Malabo target disguises the fact that public investment in agriculture has nevertheless risen significantly. To make African agriculture more resilient to shocks and improve food …

The AfDB president, formerly a minister of agriculture for Nigeria, said that the policy risks turning the country into an import-dependent nation. July, 2024… Akinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank, has said the decision by Nigeria’s government to allow large-scale food importation risks destroying the country’s agriculture sector. Akinwumi Adesina …

Turkish honey is saturated with awards in the international arena! Türkiye’s honey producers have achieved a great success at the London Honey Awards, which provides the opportunity to offer reliable and high quality honey to consumers while objectively measuring the product quality of the competitors with the evaluation made by …