“We import expensive wheat and export pasta for cheap.” Chairman of Pasta Producers and Industrialists Association (MÜSAD) Nihat Uysallı said that the export figures in the first six months of 2019 showed despite the increase in the amount of pasta exports, they could not achieve the same increase of income. …
Read More »FATMA ŞAHİN: GASTROANTEP WILL BE ORGANIZED BETWEEN 12-15 SEPTEMBER 2019
Fatma Şahin, Mayor of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality, in her statement, said that they will tell about not only Gaziantep’s kebab, lahmacun and baklava but also development of a city in the International Gaziantep Gastronomy Festival (Gastroantep) which will be held for the second time this year. The 2nd International Gaziantep …
Read More »LARGEST SHARE OF FOOD EXPENDITURE IN TURKEY GOES TO MEAT AND SEAFOOD…
In Turkey, “meat, fish and seafood” received the biggest share of food expenditure by 20.9 percent last year… According to Household Budget Survey based on the results of the Turkey Statistical Institute, food and non-alcoholic beverages made up 20.3 percent of total consumption expenditures in 2018. While meat, fish and …
Read More »SIX MILLION BREADS GO TO WASTE EVERYDAY IN TURKEY!
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, …
Read More »METİN YURDAGÜL: WE ARE AHEAD OF MANY COUNTRIES BY ELIMINATING TRANS FAT
“We are 11 years ahead of the US, 13 years of Canada and 14 years of the EU” Turkey has become a leading country in the world with trans fat-free period that started 12 years ago. Turkey has scored a success story by eliminating trans fats in food, thus set …
Read More »TURKEY’S WASTE BILL AMOUNTS TO 555 BILLION LIRAS!
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. …
Read More »DO YOU THINK THAT PASTA CAUSES TO GAIN WEIGHT?
There are many right known wrong beliefs settled in our society. One of them is the idea of ‘pasta causes to gain weight’… Until 10 years ago, many people thought that butter, eggs and salt should not be consumed! However, dozens of studies by scientists have revealed that such prejudices …
Read More »CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS INDICATE THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD INSPECTION…
EASY ACCESSIBLE AND RELIABLE FOOD RIGHT… July 12, 2019 Food is an essential element of human survival. In the 21st century, people have access to adequate, nutritious and secure food as a right. In the Declaration of Human Rights, there are very clear expressions regarding this approach in the Constitution …
Read More »‘GREEN GOLD’ PISTACHIOS AND BAKLAVA OF GAZİANTEP EVOKE ALL CONSUMERS AND TASTERS…
First of all, hello to everyone… I am a young businessman living in Gaziantep. I also would like to share an important message with you regarding the green gold! Gaziantep pistachios, which we call green gold, really deserve the name today. Even a commodity exchange is formed. We know that …
Read More »YEMEKSEPETİ EXAMINES FOOD TRENDS OF DAILY ORDERS…
Up-to-date data of Yemeksepeti that sends 400 thousand orders per day… Yemeksepeti, which delivers 400 thousand orders per day to its users, examined the order trends for the first 6 months of 2019 in order to see the direction of this change among its customers. With the innovations brought by …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
