Food Waste and Losses

TIARCENTER, an analytical centre, launched the 1M TONNE project, aimed to develop food sharing in Russia and thereby decrease food waste by 1 million tons per year. To date, just about 7 thousand tons of surplus food is redistributed annually. 1M TONNE is an online platform, aggregating information on the existing food-sharing …

Stop wasting precious food resources for the good of the people, the planet and the country alike was the message from the UN and the Turkish government on Wednesday. Launching a campaign Wednesday, Turkey’s Agriculture and Forestry Ministry and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) held a joint livestream …

May 20, 2020, Ankara, Turkey – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry launched the national campaign of ‘Save Your Food’ so as to increase the awareness of the public about food loss and waste along with the mobilization of all actors across …

Message from the President & CEO – April 22, 2020 Dear Partner – The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that in Africa COVID-19 could surge from just thousands now to 10 million in three to six months. Over the past week, cases in Africa have doubled. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, …

Turkey wasting 15 percent of national income… A report, released recently, pointed out that Turkey had wasted about 15 percent of the national income, according to its data for 2018 it amounted to 555 billion liras. This calculation was made both from the main sources of waste such as food, …

July 25, 2019 Turkey’s waste bill amounts to 555 billion liras! Everyday 6 million breads go to landfills! Balance sheet of waste unveiled in Turkey. It reaches 15 percent of GDP! A new report prepared by Turkey Waste Prevention Foundation (TİSVA) reveals that 15 percent of national income is wasted. …