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Press release… The 40th anniversary of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Türkiye Office of FAO was celebrated with a well-attended reception held in Ankara. 19 October 2022, Ankara – The 40th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Türkiye Office and the 15th anniversary of …

There is widespread agreement that land reform in South Africa has failed to deliver the changes many hoped it would. Racially based dislocation and land dispossession were central features of colonial conquest and apartheid rule. To redress this, in 1994, the newly elected African National Congress (ANC) set a target of …

High inflation to slow down economic activities and decrease demand, say analysts… Sugar Although the commodity market occasionally saw a positive course on a weekly basis, the long-standing selling pressure continued last week as well. Increasing geopolitical risks, ongoing pandemic measures in China, inflationary concerns related to the energy crisis …

Press release… 16 October World Food Day… Şemsi Bayraktar, Chairman of Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) made a written statement on the occasion of World Food Day and said, “According to FAO data, 828 million people were malnourished and starved in 2021. Again in 2021, approximately 2.3 billion people …

2022 finds us with an ongoing pandemic, conflicts, a climate that won’t stop warming, rising prices and international tensions. This is affecting global food security. We need to build a sustainable world where everyone, everywhere has regular access to enough nutritious food. No one should be left behind! Although we …

Türkiye ranked first in the world’s largest food fair with the number of participating companies! Türkiye came first in SIAL Paris, one of the world’s largest food and beverage fairs, with national participation from 119 countries, with the attendance of 345 companies. Sial Paris Fair, one of the largest international …

The Middle East is beatified with the highest rate of deposit minerals as home to over 80% of oil and 40% of gas deposits globally. Despite these blessings and natural resources, the region is unable to meet its food needs due to a lack of arable land, a shortage of …

Press release… The 2022 Ordinary General Assembly and Annual Meeting of the European Spice Association (ESA) was held in Muğla’s Bodrum district on October 5-8, under the organization of Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB). Nurettin Tarakçıoğlu For the first time after the pandemic, 200 business people from nearly 40 countries attended …

New Zealand’s government yesterday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. The government said the farm levy would be a world first, and that farmers should be able to recoup the cost by charging more for climate-friendly …