Food

It’s been an extremely hot couple weeks since we last spoke. Europe has had devastating fires, and more than 2,000 people have died there of heat-related illness. China and India sizzled in extreme heat, and the consequences for countries in the Global South were devastating. In Seville, Spain, the deadly …

In two separate food outlook reports published by the United Nations (UN) in June, Türkiye is ranked among the countries that import the most wheat. Türkiye is also among the countries that produce the most wheat, but according to experts, the conuntry’s wheat imports are used as raw materials in …

Press release… The brand “Turkish Coffee Lady”, which started the first authentic Turkish coffee chain that supports women’s entrepreneurship in the USA, was selected as the “2022 Success Story” of the state of Virginia in the 5th year of its establishment. Gizem Şalcıgil White, the founder of the brand, which …

The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell for the fifth month in a row in August, further from all-time highs hit earlier this year, as a resumption of grain exports from Ukrainian ports contributed to improving supply prospects. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday that …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairperson of Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, who shared the information that Türkiye is the world’s dried fruit warehouse thanks to its suitable climatic features and fertile lands for dried fruit production, said, “With the joint action of the producers, we have brought …

Ordu Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr. Mehmet Güler stated that with the agriculture and animal husbandry move, which is among the projects of the Municipality, 410 million TL of economic gain has been provided to the Ordu provincial economy. Realizing investments in the fields of transportation, infrastructure, sports, tourism, superstructure and …

A Turkish meat dish known as Keşkek, or Kashkak, has officially entered UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage List. The food joins more than 200 practices from around the world which already enjoy the U.N. seal of approval. Keşkek combines meat or chicken with wheat or barley stew and is found in Iranian …

A total of 33 cargo ships carrying around 719,549 tons of foodstuffs have left Ukraine under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye to unblock Ukrainian seaports, the Ukrainian Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday. The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) in Türkiye monitoring the implementation of the agreement puts …

Nearly 1,4000 supermarkets operated by the Agricultural Credit Cooperatives on Aug. 15 began to offer more than 30 items, at discounted prices. Those items include, meat, poultry, flour, sugar, rice, onions, sunflower seed oil, liquid soaps and paper towels as well as some fruits. The move came after Recep Tayyip …

These days, we order cheese on everything, from pizzas to burgers, tacos, and chicken sandwiches. But that wasn’t always the case. This week, we’re exploring the intersection of agriculture, history, and economics to take you back to a specific date and unpack how chaotic, unsettled, and flat-out bizarre history can be. …