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Northern Italy is facing water scarcity amid hottest summer since 1945! PAVIA, Italy… Northern Italy is battling its worst drought in 70 years, with the government recently declaring a state of emergency in five regions due to a lack of rain and sweltering temperatures. Since the beginning of the year …

Parliamentary Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Commission Member, Ayhan Barut, Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy, stated that the grain corridor summit in Istanbul is important and said, “The whole world saw once again in the pandemic that there is no life without agriculture. Agriculture is a strategic sector. Therefore, our …

Russia and Ukraine have agreed on the establishment of secure corridors for exporting the Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea, the Turkish defense minister has said, adding that the sides will sign an agreement during the next week’s meeting again in Türkiye, announcing that a months-long impasse is broken at the Istanbul meeting on July 13. …

Kyiv and the United Nations are set to join Russia and Turkey in consultations on grain exports from Ukraine, as a fresh round of talks is set to take place on Wednesday, a senior official said. Defense Minister Hulusi Akar’s remarks on Tuesday come shortly after Interfax news agency, citing …

FAO food price index averages at 154.2 points in June, down 2.3% from month ago… Global food prices continued to decrease in June for the third consecutive month, thanks to a fall in prices of vegetable oils, cereals and sugar, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. The FAO …

Rome/New York – The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a United Nations report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its …

Turkiye’s minister of agriculture and forestry on Wednesday called for international and multilateral cooperation to tackle food insecurity. In his address to the Economic Cooperation Organization’s (ECO) 7th Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent, Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci said: “Our primary responsibility is to leave a habitable world …

The downward trend in commodity markets continued last week due to tight monetary policies of the central banks and recession concerns. While global macroeconomic figures during the week pointed to a slowdown in economic activity, the guidance of key central bank officials for signaling the continuation of aggressive monetary policies …

On 13 September 2022 Foodvalley NL organises a first hybrid event for their Upcycling Community. The event aims to inspire community partners with innovative developments, initiatives and research outcomes related to ‘upcycling food’, presented by knowledgeable speakers. Major opportunities The Upcycling Community focusses on scaling up the use of residual streams for …

Türkiye has drawn a roadmap for its fight against climate change, containing 217 decision steps under seven titles. The roadmap has been determined following three months of studies carried out by Climate Council organized by the Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry. While 76 of the decisions determined were on the topics of transportation, …