Food

Africa is home to approximately 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land, offering immense potential to bolster both regional and global food security. However, logistical inefficiencies, inadequate infrastructure, and high production costs continue to hinder agricultural development across the continent. South Africa plays a crucial role in Africa’s agricultural market, …

Conventional farming has been a story of battling nature. We spray chemicals, we dig up things, and we decimate insect populations… But not with Regenerative Ag! Simply put, regenerative agriculture is a whole systems approach to agriculture that increases overall ecosystem health. In regenerative systems, we focus on soil health, natural …

Türkiye faces increasing climate disasters, with frost, drought and temperature shifts threatening agriculture… This year, numerous disasters have occurred worldwide due to sudden temperature fluctuations. In Türkiye, unusually warm temperatures, exceeding seasonal norms from February to April, caused plants to bloom prematurely. Then, the subsequent sharp drop in temperatures negatively …

The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) will reduce its headcount by 25 percent to 30 percent as funding for the global aid agency plummets, according to an internal email seen Monday by Agence France-Presse (AFP). U.S. President Donald Trump has moved to slash the nation’s contributions to the U.N. and its …

Press release… An important panel on ‘City and Agriculture’ was organised by TARPOL, the leading think tank of the agriculture sector, at Ulucanlar Semi-Open Prison Culture and Art Centre hosted by Altındağ Municipality of Ankara on Saturday, 26 April 2025. İbrahim Yumaklı The opening speeches of the panel were delivered …

Speaking at the greenhouse cover delivery ceremony held in western Black Sea province of Kastamonu, İhsan Emiralioğlu, Deputy General Director of Plant Production of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, announced that the plant production asset, which was around 98 million tonnes in the early 2000s, reached 138 million tonnes …

Istanbul, 22 April, 2025 Türkiye’s senior officials spotlight agricultural diplomacy, urging ethical action against AI and efforts to counter disinformation threats to food security The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has approached Türkiye with a proposal to establish the country as a “strategic stockpile centre” for regional and global …

Diyarbakır, April, 2025… Located in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Hevsel Gardens have been the site of uninterrupted agriculture for 8,000 years. The wild herbs growing naturally there are transformed into a culinary feast in the rich Diyarbakır cuisine. Fed by the Tigris River and …

Press release… The Heart of Flavour, Culture and Solidarity Will Beat in Urla Again This Year… Urla Mastic (Sakız) Artichoke, which is grown in the fertile soils of the Aegean and registered with its geographical indication, is crowned with a festival for the 11th time this year. Organised in cooperation …

Press release… Turkish food exporters set export target of 1 billion dollars to Saudi Arabia… Saudis flocked to Turkish food products. Organised by the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), 18 companies from Türkiye took part in the “Saudi Arabia Food Trade Delegation”, while 44 importing companies from Saudi Arabia participated in …