Food

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 …

Adverse weather conditions and sudden shifts in temperatures have negatively impacted agricultural production and crops in Türkiye, which officials described as one of the “biggest frost events” in the country’s recent history, while pledging to stand by producers. “In March and April, but especially in the last three-day period (April …