Nutrition

Press release… Aquaculture industry takes firm steps forward to the 2023 export target of 1.5 billion dollars. While there was a 7 percent contraction in world commodity trade in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Turkish seafood industry increased its exports by 4 percent to 1 billion 53 million dollars. …

Press release… Istanbul Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association’s (İSHİB) ‘Successful Exporters Award Ceremony’ for the years of 2017, 2018 and 2019 was held online on December 28. SBS Scientific Bio Solutions Inc. (BEE’O Propolis) has achieved a new success by entering the top 10 in the list of successful …

A means to improve nutrition and reduce food loss and waste, says Director-General… The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has launched the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 (IYFV) with an appeal to improve healthy and sustainable food production through innovation and …

The distance education programme, which was initiated by the Antalya Commodity Exchange (ATB) and Antalya Agriculture and Forestry Directorate in order to continue agricultural education during the pandemic period, continues with the Cheese Workshop. Öznur Apaydın Arıkan The Cheese Workshop, which is planned free of charge online, will be held …

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries made a statement that the “genetically modified” tomato will not be considered GMO. Japan distinguishes gene editing techniques from other genetic engineering techniques. The first example in this regard was a tomato whose genes were …

Turkey is the largest flour exporter in the world and the second-largest pasta exporter. The country exported 1.25 million tonnes of pasta last year and this year the figure is expected to reach over 1.3 million tonnes. Turkish flour exporters meet 85 percent of the wheat demand from Russia. The …

Press release… Ankara Turkey – The 1st Consultation Meeting on updating the Economic Cooperation Organization Regional Programme for Food Security (ECO-RPFS) was held on 9 December with the participation of the representatives of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), ECO-Regional Coordination Center for Food Security (ECO-RCC), representatives from the ECO member countries as well as …

Press release… Acclaimed for the natural products it offers to its customers with the slogan of “Healthy Tastes”, the Fig House has completed its new year preparations with brand new products. While the demand for natural products increases in a period when their lives are restricted due to the pandemic, …

Press release… Janybek Kerimaliev, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Melioration of the Kyrgyz Republic, highlighted the importance of the webinars for improving food security. Haydar Fersoy, Senior Fishery and Aquaculture Officer of FAO, also explained that “regional networking, exchange of experiences, knowledge and good practices contribute to …

Consumers’ desire to strengthen their immune systems due to COVID-19 concern has led to a large increase in interest in food supplements. Murat Karakol, one of the founding partners of a company that sells food supplement products through e-commerce sites, said, “There has been at least 500 percent interest in …