Food

According to the Federation of Food and Drink Industry Associations of Turkiye (TGDF) Digital Data Panel prepared by Agrimetre, based on the Foreign Trade Data announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute, in the first 3 months of 2022, the agriculture, food and beverage industry realized exports of 6.4 billion dollars …

“We cannot play with human health just because people make a living from street milk” Noting that 95 percent of the milk produced in the European dairy industry is delivered to the consumer in a hygienic and packaged form, İsa Coşkun, Chairperson of Turkiye Milk, Meat, Food Industrialists and Producers’ …

Press release… FAO Director-General calls for approaches to prevent an even greater crisis at 33rd FAO Regional Conference in Poland… 11/05/2022 Lodz, Poland/Rome – Ministers and high-level representatives from across Europe and Central Asia met today at the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC33) to discuss not only the implications of …

World food prices fell slightly last month after hitting a record in March but remain high due to the Ukraine war, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said on May 6. International sanctions against Russia as well as export flow disruptions resulting from the February 24 invasion have sparked fears of a global …

Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci addresses ‘Vision for the Future: Transition to Digital Agriculture’ international hybrid conference… Turkiye’s agriculture and forestry minister on Friday called for more investment in innovation and digitalization to increase food production and achieve food security.  Participating at the Vision for the Future: Transition to Digital Agriculture …

National Lemonade Day celebrated in the USA on 1st of May! Lemonade Day is a fun, experiential program that teaches youth how to start, own and operate their very own business – a lemonade stand. Each year, in participating cities, youth have the opportunity to experience entrepreneurship by setting up …

Press release… EU and world food security: Neither dramatising nor minimising! Copa and Cogeca held their presidency meetings this week in Brussels. Speakers from the Commission, the FAO and UNAF analysed the complexity of the Ukrainian, European and global agri-food situation. These exchanges were at odds with the stances taken …

Technology is playing a pivotal role in transforming various sectors, and agriculture is no different. Thanks to agritech startups that are equipping farmers with cutting-edge tech tools and enabling them to function more seamlessly than ever. From crop health monitoring, crop yield estimation, crop loss assessment to various other farm …

A combination of Eid al-Fitr and Mother’s Day has led to an increase in retail sales, according to sector representatives. Sinan Öncel The demand for Mother’s Day shopping, to be marked on May 9, has come at a time when people already have started shopping for Eid, which will take place on May 2-4 …

‘We cannot afford to continue taking land for granted,’ says UN’s Ibrahim Thiaw… HOUSTON, Texas… A UN study released this week shows humans are killing the planet. The UN report says up to 40% of the Earth’s land is degraded, threatening roughly half of the global Gross Domestic Product ($44 …