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Dr. Fahri Yemişçioğlu: Palm oil is a sustainable resource for feeding the growing world population

In an event featuring speakers from various fields, including the textile, food and oil sectors, the importance of accurate information in food production and sustainability was highlighted. Common misconceptions about palm oil and vegetable oils were evaluated in light of scientific data. Dr. Fahri Yemişçioğlu Supporting discussions on food production …

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Rome-based UN agencies and partners to convene global experts and leaders for Rome Nutrition Week 2026…

Press release… 25–28 May 2026 | FAO Headquarters, Rome – and online… The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Food Programme (WFP), with support from the UN-Nutrition Secretariat, together with the leadership from a multi-country Steering Committee, will …

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Dr. Mehmet Pala; Food Supply Security in Türkiye and the Role of the Food Industry

Food supply security is an integral part of not only agricultural policies, but also public health, economic stability and national security. The world’s growing population, the intensifying effects of climate change, wars and trade barriers are making access to food increasingly fragile. Even in a country with high agricultural potential …

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Risk of Famine persists as nearly 19.5 million people face acute food insecurity in Sudan!

Press release… Conflict, displacement and restricted humanitarian access leave more than 825,000 children at risk of death from severe malnutrition in 2026 15/05/2026 Joint FAO/UNICEF/WFP News Release… Rome/New York/Port Sudan – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF warned today that nearly 19.5 million people …

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FAO report calls for robust risk assessment for recycled plastic food packaging…

Press release… Findings underscore need for discussion on global standards as demand for environmentally friendly packaging rises… 13/05/2026 Rome – The growing use of recycled plastic in food packaging and other food contact materials offers clear environmental benefits but also raises crucial chemical safety concerns that underscore the need for discussion …

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Dr. Mehmet Çetin Duruk: Should we consume bread?

Bread is a food prepared by kneading a dough made from wheat flour, potable water, salt, yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and if necessary, additives permitted by the “Turkish Food Codex Regulation,” as well as sugar, enzymes and wheat gluten, according to appropriate techniques. It is then shaped in various ways, left …

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İbrahim Yumaklı: Agricultural production will recover this year

Agricultural production that declined last year due to frost and drought will recover this year, according to Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı. “I can even say that we may break records in some products,” he said. Yumaklı noted that, according to data from the past seven months, this has been the …

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Mesut Ergin: AGROAYVALIK 2026 as an important organization that will bring producers together with new agricultural technologies!

Press release… The heart of production and the rhythm of technology will beat under the same roof. The exciting countdown has begun for AGROAYVALIK 2026, which will unite all stakeholders of agriculture and livestock farming under the same goal; the fair will open its doors in Altınova on May 15th. …

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Dr. Cemal Taluğ: Farm animals make up 94 percent of non-human mammalian biomass!

Professor Dr. Cemal Taluğ, the Chairperson of the Association for Agricultural and Food Ethics (TARGET), stated that agriculture plays a critical role in combating the global climate crisis, emphasizing that half of the world’s habitable land and 72 percent of its freshwater resources are used for agricultural activities. Speaking at …

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FAO Food Price Index up for third consecutive month largely on rising vegetable oil prices…

Press release… Index also impacted by increases in cereal and rice prices amid disruptions linked to Strait of Hormuz crisis… 08/05/2026 Rome – The benchmark of world food commodity prices rose in April for a third consecutive month amid elevated energy costs and disruptions caused by the conflict in the Near East, …

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