Food

Press release… 23 May 2022, Eskişehir – In support of the national “Save Your Food” campaign against food loss and waste in Turkey, FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey, with the support of the Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality, are jointly organizing the exhibition “Grown for a Bin” by …

The global pandemic has revealed once again the most basic needs of people. The main element of living, the agriculture industry rises in importance increasingly. Agriculture strikes as one of the leading sectors in the Turkish economy. Our country has substantial potential in agriculture. Turkey ranks 1st in Europe and 7th  in the world …

Press release… Pointing out that the farmer will continue to produce and efforts should be made to boost exports by decreasing imports, the Chairpersons of Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) called for agriculture to be supported with comprehensive policies. Bedri Girit Informing that Turkiye is among the top 10 countries in …

Press release… Pointing out that the farmer will continue to produce and efforts should be made to increase exports by decreasing imports, the Chairpersons of Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) called for agriculture to be supported with comprehensive policies. Making evaluations about the World Farmers’ Day, the Chairpersons of the Board …

FAO Director-General participates in high-level international conference in Azerbaijan – Vision for the future: transition to digital agriculture Digital agriculture has great potential to foster the transformation of agrifood systems and  promote rural development, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), emphasized at …

Countries move to ban or limit exports of food products, including wheat, oil, sugar… ISTANBUL Countries around the world have been taking protectionist measures as fears of a global food inflation crisis rise. This has propelled food prices to record levels, with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Food …

Turkiye’s producer price index for agricultural products (Agriculture-PPI) increased by 17.76% in April from the month before, according to official data Tuesday. Year-over-year, the index surged 118.53%, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) said. On the sectoral basis, a 0.12% increase was seen in fish and other fishery products compared to …

According to the Federation of Food and Drink Industry Associations of Turkiye (TGDF) Digital Data Panel prepared by Agrimetre, based on the Foreign Trade Data announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute, in the first 3 months of 2022, the agriculture, food and beverage industry realized exports of 6.4 billion dollars …

“We cannot play with human health just because people make a living from street milk” Noting that 95 percent of the milk produced in the European dairy industry is delivered to the consumer in a hygienic and packaged form, İsa Coşkun, Chairperson of Turkiye Milk, Meat, Food Industrialists and Producers’ …

Press release… FAO Director-General calls for approaches to prevent an even greater crisis at 33rd FAO Regional Conference in Poland… 11/05/2022 Lodz, Poland/Rome – Ministers and high-level representatives from across Europe and Central Asia met today at the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC33) to discuss not only the implications of …