The Food Innovation Centre, which is open to companies and initiatives operating in the food and beverage sector, was established at TÜBİTAK MAM (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye, Marmara Research Centre) in Gebze district of Kocaeli province. Providing a technological infrastructure to design, develop and analyze innovative …
Read More »“WHISKY CONSUMPTION RISES WHILE RAKI AND BEER CONSUMPTION DECREASE IN TURKIYE!”
While the consumption rate of raki and beer is decreasing in Turkiye, whisky is soaring. Raki consumption surge rate is 16 percent, whisky is 39 percent. Whisky consumption in Turkiye reached 20 million liters and retail turnover reached 10 billion liras, making it one of the top 10 among 80 …
Read More »UN REPORT; GLOBAL HUNGER NUMBERS ROSE TO 828 MILLION IN 2021
Rome/New York – The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a United Nations report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its …
Read More »“WE NEED JOINT ACTION TO TACKLE FOOD CRISES”
Turkiye’s minister of agriculture and forestry on Wednesday called for international and multilateral cooperation to tackle food insecurity. In his address to the Economic Cooperation Organization’s (ECO) 7th Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent, Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci said: “Our primary responsibility is to leave a habitable world …
Read More »FOODVALLEY NL ORGANISES A HYBRID EVENT FOR THEIR ‘UPCYCLING COMMUNITY’
On 13 September 2022 Foodvalley NL organises a first hybrid event for their Upcycling Community. The event aims to inspire community partners with innovative developments, initiatives and research outcomes related to ‘upcycling food’, presented by knowledgeable speakers. Major opportunities The Upcycling Community focusses on scaling up the use of residual streams for …
Read More »BLUE ECONOMY; OCEANS AS THE NEXT GREAT ECONOMIC FRONTIER
Forty percent of the world’s population live near coastal areas, more than 3 billion people utilize the oceans for their livelihood, and 80 percent of world trade is achieved using the seas. The oceans, seas and coastal areas contribute to food security and poverty eradication. And yet, the oceans are …
Read More »BREAD PRICE PER KG NOT TO EXCEED 20 LIRAS!
The price of bread per kilo in Turkiye will not exceed 20 TL… Halil İbrahim Balcı, President of the Turkish Bakers’ Federation, said that the price of bread per kilo in Turkiye will not exceed 20 TL. The “Professional Evaluation and Consultation Meeting” was held in a private hotel in …
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MILLETS AND SORGHUM; FORGOTTEN FOODS FOR THE FUTURE
Millets and sorghum are grains that are nutrient-rich, drought-tolerant crops and can support communities around the world. The International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) estimates that more than 90 million people in Africa and Asia depend on millets in their diets, and 500 million people in more than 30 countries depend …
Read More »HAYRETTIN UCAK: OUR COMPANIES BECAME THE FOCUS OF VISITORS IN NEW YORK FANCY FOOD SHOW
Press release… The Turkish food industry, which realized an export of over 1 billion dollars for the first time in 2021 to the USA, the world’s largest food importer and aims to export 2 billion dollars in 4 years, participated in the New York Summer Fancy Food Show Fair, the …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
