Food

Press release… The bill regarding the ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement was accepted unanimously in the General Assembly of the Parliament (Grand National Assembly – TBMM) and entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette. Jak Eskinazi Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) Coordinator Chair, Jak Eskinazi, reminded that …

On Friday 8 October, egg fans worldwide celebrate the power of the egg and all its nutritional and environmental benefits. World Egg Day will be celebrated across the globe on Friday 8 October 2021.The annual event honours the highly nutritious and brilliantly versatile egg, highlighting the vast range of unique …

Press release… Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International (MSRE) 2021 Fair, in which Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) participated with the support of Guangzhou Commercial Attaché, was held in Guangzhou, China between 24-26 September. Birol Celep, Vice Chair of Aegean Exporters’ Associations and President of Aegean Dried Fruits and Products …

FAO Food Price Index up 1.2% month-on-month with tightening supply conditions, robust demand for staples… Building from a two-month rise, global food prices in September hit their highest monthly average since October 2011, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday. The monthly FAO Food Price Index …

Press release… Viorel Gutu, Subregional Coordinator for Central Asia and FAO Representative in Turkey emphasized that hunger and malnutrition are on the rise and that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still reverberating around the world. 7 October 2021, Virtual event – In the context of celebrations to mark World …

Turkey is set to initiate the “Cold Chain Financing Support Programme” with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization (KOSGEB), seeking to reduce vegetable and fruit waste at a time when inflation is causing upward pressure on food prices, the country’s industry and technology minister said Wednesday. Mustafa Varank, along …

Protocol signed for the establishment of West Antalya Tropical Fruit Production and Dissemination Center in cooperation with the Western Mediterranean Development Agency (BAKA), Kumluca Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Akdeniz University operating in the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology in Kumluca district of Antalya province, which …

Restaurants and cafes had much to celebrate when Turkey finally lifted all of its coronavirus lockdown measures as of July. Still, their euphoria did not last long. They now face a new headache: a lack of qualified personnel. To battle surging COVID-19 cases, Turkey had reimposed curfews, weekend lockdowns and …

. One third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tones — gets lost or wasted.• Cities occupy just 3% of the world’s land but account for 60 to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions and 75% of natural resources consumed• 95% …

Press release… European Union Delegation to Turkey and United Nations Development Programme… A new EUR 9.2 million facility funded by the EU and constructed by UNDP provides green solutions to help the municipality meet daunting challenges in waste management Gaziantep, 5 October 2021 – A state-of-the-art waste management facility that …