Food

Press release… The countdown has started for the Interfresh Eurasia Fair, which is the largest export platform for fresh, dried, frozen and canned fruits and vegetables that Türkiye produces 60 million tonnes annually. This year, the exhibition will be held on 26-28 September 2024 at Fuarİzmir in Izmir. Murat Özer, …

A new study shows that in areas where low-income consumers predominantly live, there is more targeted marketing of snacks and sweets, as well as higher prices for healthy foods and fewer healthy food options in supermarkets. People living in low-income neighbourhoods and areas without local food stores consume more snacks …

Press release… The International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC), the highest consultation platform of dried fruits and dried fruits worldwide, announced the nut, dried fruit and snack preferences of Generation Z in Latin America. Ahmet Göksan International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC) Türkiye Ambassador Ahmet Bilge Göksan stated …

Press release… Izmir Agricultural Technology Centre, which was launched by Izmir Commodity Exchange with the slogan ‘Silicon Valley of Agriculture’, has been entitled to become a European Digital Innovation Centre with the ‘AgrInnovate EDIH’ consortium coordinated by ITTM Agricultural Technologies Venture Inc. Işınsu Kestelli The representatives of the European Digital …

Press release… Türkiye’s 6-month exports of cat and dog food soared by 27 percent to 73 million dollars… The Turkish cat-dog food sector, which has ramped up its exports 27 times in the last 10 years, continued its exports without slowing down in the first half of 2024. Pet friends …

Most African countries have not reached the Malabo target of investing 10 per cent of their national budgets in agriculture. But focusing only on the Malabo target disguises the fact that public investment in agriculture has nevertheless risen significantly. To make African agriculture more resilient to shocks and improve food …

The AfDB president, formerly a minister of agriculture for Nigeria, said that the policy risks turning the country into an import-dependent nation. July, 2024… Akinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank, has said the decision by Nigeria’s government to allow large-scale food importation risks destroying the country’s agriculture sector. Akinwumi Adesina …

Türkiye’s chilli pepper exports soared by 26 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year, rising to 6 million 878 thousand dollars. According to data from the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters’ Associations (GAİB), 12 million 226 thousand dollars of chilli pepper exports were made …

In the district of Oğuzeli, aubergines, peppers, cucumbers and zucchinis gathered from fields are hollowed out by women in the streets and then strung up on strings to be hung up. Arranged on wooden racks set up in the city’s highlands, the vegetables are left to dry in the sun …

Fruit and vegetable prices should normally decline in summer months compared with winter as more produce is made available to consumers. However, this is not happening this year. According to experts, there are two main factors that are driving prices up: Climate change-related drought, which grips Türkiye and reduces fruit and vegetable output, and …