Nutrition

Press release… FAO and the Antalya Agriculture Council place the 2021 International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV) under the spotlight… The event emphasized the importance of the fruit and vegetable sector for human health and rural economies… 14 December 2021, Virtual event  – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United …

Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all… In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. …

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the world as we know it, altering our habits from the way we travel to interaction between people. Despite all the discomfort and problems it has brought along, one unlikely benefit of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be that restaurants are now wasting much less food.  Ali …

Press release… Turkish aquaculture growers rely on nutritional values… Collaboration with the university from the aquaculture sector… The Fisheries sector, which brought in foreign currency of 1 billion 97 million dollars to Turkey in the January-October period of 2021, added a new ring to the University-Export cooperation in order to …

Turkey has started to come to the fore in the production of tropical products in the last years. It is stated that 90 kinds of tropical fruits can be grown in Turkey. The prominent fruit here is Mango. Mango, which is grown in countries such as India, Pakistan, China, Ecuador, …

Press release… An event named “Fish is Health” was held in Narlıdere district of İzmir province… An event themed “Fish is Health” was held in İzmir’s Narlıdere District to increase the habit of consuming fish and raise awareness among consumers. Mustafa Özen District Governor Suat Dervişoğlu and İzmir Provincial Agriculture …

A local farmer named Şerafettin Baba is harvesting his first crop of colorful sweet potatoes in the Torbalı district of western Izmir province as a local venture he hopes will turn into a lucrative business. A pricey imported treat, Turkish farmers like Baba across the country are now growing their …

Press release… Seedless raisin exporters rolled up their sleeves to sell products to the end consumer… While sultanas were the raw material of the biscuits and bakery products sectors, with the pandemic, they have added flavour to biscuits, cakes, bread, cookies and other bakery products made by the end consumer …