Food

“The agriculture and food industry has an important role to play” Lise Walbom, CEO of Food Nation Denmark, stated that the agriculture and food industry has an important role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Walbom emphasized that one of the biggest challenges of the humanity in 21st century …

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Industrial Development Bank of Turkey (TSKB) on Wednesday jointly extended a loan of 11 million euros (nearly $13 million) to Turkish chocolate maker Altınmarka to finance growing demand for its products. The loan will finance the company’s increased working capital …

Coffee will not come from Yemen, but from BATEM! The West Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute, which accelerates domestic and national coffee production activities, aims to create a brand with the slogan “Coffee comes from BATEM”. The West Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute (BATEM), situated in Antalya province, which has accelerated its …

Denmark’s Ambassador to Ankara Danny Annan, in a webinar, said that they are ready to cooperate with Turkey regarding their experience on food sustainability. A call has been made to Turkey to cooperate in the fight against food waste while wastage discussions flaring up along with the pandemic process. Denmark’s …

Food inflation was 16 percent while fruit and vegetable prices increased by 20 percent in October… According to October inflation data announced by TURKSTAT, the annual food inflation was 16.51 percent. While there was a raise of 7.54 percent on a monthly basis in fresh fruit and vegetables, this rate …

Chips from chickpeas were produced in Mersin province to increase the consumption of pulses among children. Chips from chickpeas were produced in Mersin to popularize the consumption and endearment of pulses with high protein value. Abdullah Özdemir, Chairman of Turkish National Pulses Council (UBK), said, “We cooperated with Mersin University …

Press release… FAO lowers forecast for world cereal production, but this year’s output still expected to reach an all-time high… 5 November 2020, Rome – Global food prices continued rising for the fifth consecutive month in October, led by cereals, sugar, dairy and vegetable oils, according to a new report from …

Turkey Pasta Industrialists’ Association (TMSD) shared the information that domestic sales increased by 25 percent this year. Consumers prefer pasta particularly because of its being healthy, easy storing and cooking features. Turkey Pasta Industrialists’ Association Chairman Abdülkadir Külahçıoğlu, in a written statement, said that pasta is a healthy and economical …

The Food Coalition is a multi-stakeholder, multi-sectoral alliance that will activate and mobilize support for unified global actions in response to COVID-19. The Food Coalition will support innovative COVID-19 initiatives, identified in the context of various synergistic lines of action, not only to ensure global food access, but also to increase …

Press release… The exports of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) in October were recorded as 1 billion 243 million dollars compared to the same period of the previous year and the highest export figure of 2020 was reached on a monthly basis. As for Turkey’s exports in October, it totalled …