Around 84M people may face hunger by 2050 due to climate change, official says at Turkey Grain Congress… ANTALYA, Turkey – Rising global temperatures and the expected increase in frequency of droughts from every 10 years to every five years pose a grave threat to food security in the world, …
Read More »TURKISH TARHANA PRODUCED IN KAHRAMANMARAŞ AND EXPORTED TO EUROPE…
Produced in Kahramanmaraş! Exported to Europe due to the intense demand of expatriates (Turkish workers)… “Maraş tarhana” is exported to European countries in the form of packaged crisp. Tarhana producer Samet Çiftarslan said, “The export that we started when expatriates demanded this product in Turkish markets in the countries they …
Read More »CONSUMPTION OF RED MEAT AND SEAFOOD IS LOW, OBESITY IS HIGH IN TURKEY!
Nutrition in Turkey: Consumption of red meat and seafood is low, obesity is high! Turkey is one of the European countries that consumes the least red meat and seafood. According to the compilation made by Tuğba Öztürk from Hürriyet Daily by examining the data of FAO (UN Food and Agriculture …
Read More »TURKEY RANKS 4TH IN VEGETABLE PRODUCTION AND 6TH IN FRUITS!
Mersin Commodity Exchange Chairman Abdullah Özdemir reminded that 2021 was declared the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables by FAO and said, “Our country has a great potential in the field of agriculture and food. According to FAO (2019) data, Turkey ranks fourth in world vegetable production and sixth in …
Read More »AYŞİN IŞIKGECE: THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF FOOD IN 52 COUNTRIES
Stating that the rate of food consumption in the world is much faster than the rate of regeneration of the world, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Ayşe Ayşin Işıkgece said that there is still a shortage of food in 52 countries across the world. Food Safety Workshop in Turkey, …
Read More »“WE REAP THE FRUITS OF TURQUALITY PROJECT IN DRIED FIGS”
Press release… The fruits of TURQUALITY Project are reaping… Stating that they carried out a TURQUALITY Project covering Japan, South Korea and China between 2016-2020, Birol Celep, Chairperson of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association, said, “The Far East, which hosts 40 percent of the world’s population and …
Read More »GEDİK EXPORTS CHICKEN FEET TO PHILIPPINES AFTER CHINESE MARKET…
Expanding its poultry product range in the Chinese market, entered with chicken feet, the company, established in Uşak province, started exporting to island countries such as the Philippines, Seychelles and Maldives too with the experience it gained there. Osman Gedik, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company, said, …
Read More »CHESTNUT HONEY RECEIVES GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION AS İSTANBUL’S FIRST FOOD PRODUCT!
A first in Istanbul! Chestnut honey has received geographical indication registration… Ahmet Can The formation, which was established by the chestnut honey producers in Şile district of İstanbul, under the name Şile Agricultural Development Cooperative, applied to the Turkish Patent Institute and registered chestnut honey as the first geographically indicated …
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REUSING PLASTIC FOOD PACKAGING HAS RISKS!
At first glance it seems practical: The herbs from the garden you want to freeze fit the washed-out margarine carton perfectly. And the empty ice cube trays can be filled up with leftover soup. However, this can be harmful to health, consumer health experts say. This is because most plastic …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
