Food

Food retailers said, “It’s time for bread!” Speaking at the Joint Development Congress held with the theme “Now is the time for bread”, Food Retailers Association (GPD) Chairman Galip Aykaç said, “We will somehow support the solution of problems related to food supply and we will be able to cope …

The Middle East is beatified with the highest rate of deposit minerals as home to over 80% of oil and 40% of gas deposits globally. Despite these blessings and natural resources, the region is unable to meet its food needs due to a lack of arable land, a shortage of …

Open Sesame! This is the magical phrase that seems to work wonders. Is there anyone who does not know this expression from the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, one of the exciting stories of the Thousand and One Nights? The expression “Open Sesame Open” was first used in the …

FAO food price index declines 1.1% month-on-month, led by lower vegetable oil prices… Global food prices decreased for a sixth month in a row in September, led by lower vegetable oil prices, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Friday. Averaging 136.3 points last month, the FAO food price …

Türkiye’s only cheese museum hosted thousands of visitors! Located in Kars, a northwestern province of Türkiye and registered as the “18th Cheese Route of the World”, the ‘Cheese Museum’ hosted approximately 40 thousand local and foreign tourists in 8 months. Museum Director Yeşim Koç said that 40 thousand people have …

Coffee prices in the EU were up 16.9% year-on-year in August, according to the latest figures from the bloc’s statistical office. The soaring cost has made “this morning staple almost a luxury,” Eurostat said in a report released on Thursday. The price of fresh whole milk was also on average …

The name “Uşak Baklava” was registered as a geographical product unique to Uşak, upon the application of Uşak Chamber of Commerce and Industry UTSO. Selim Kandemir After Uşak halva and Uşak bridal dessert (bridal halva, red halva), Uşak Baklava was also registered as a Geographical Indication product. The name “Uşak …

Press release… Experts, food business operators, and decision makers from Europe and Central Asia gather in Istanbul to discuss solutions to food loss and waste… FAO, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye, the Economic Cooperation Organization Regional Coordination Centre for Food Security (ECO-RCCFS), and with …

Over 141 million people in the Arab world are exposed to food insecurity, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned Monday. Kristalina Georgieva Georgieva, speaking at a conference in Riyadh, said that the IMF will add its voice to fight food trade restrictions in order to ease the …

The UN General Assembly, on 19 December 2019, designated 29 September as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (A/RES/74/209). In the resolution, the UNGA recognized that the observance of the International Day would contribute significantly to raising awareness of the importance of the problem and its …