Food

AfDB has developed $1.5B Africa Emergency Food Plan which is pending approval by bank’s top management… James Tasamba… KIGALI, Rwanda… The Russia-Ukraine war has disrupted wheat exports, driving wheat prices up by 60% in Africa, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said Tuesday, warning that the continent will …

Rating agency anticipates inflation to moderate in second half of 2023… Inflation is expected to remain high in most of the world during 2022, due to rising food and fuel prices and supply chain disruptions, Moody’s said Monday. The global rating agency said in a report that it anticipates inflation …

Indonesia announced on Friday a ban on palm oil exports in a bid to stymie the soaring domestic price of cooking oil.Palm oil is the most produced, consumed and traded edible oil in the world.The price of cooking oil has risen substantially as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. …

Ukrainian farmers have sown 2.5 million hectares of spring crops so far in 2022, 20% of the expected area, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday, adding that areas of intense conflict could see a drop of 70% of the sowing area. Ukraine has said the 2022 spring sowing area could …

After analysing more than 1,000 raw foods, researchers ranked the ingredients that provide the best balance of your daily nutritional requirements – and they found a few surprises.As many countries urge populations to stay at home, many of us are paying more attention to our diets and how the food …

Expert warning: “Sugar is a product to be controlled, not avoided” Commenting on sugar consumption, Professor Dr. Murat Baş said that sugar is not a food to be feared, but a food to be controlled. “We don’t need to avoid sugar, we need to manage sugar.” Acıbadem University, Dean of …

Press release… Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association (EZZİB) Chairperson Davut Er said that Aydın province comes first in Turkiye in the production of dried figs, chestnuts, olive oil and celery; in addition to that it ranks the second in strawberry, artichoke, orange, black eyed peas and tangerine production. …

Press release… For the promotion of Turkish food products in the US market, in partnership with 6 Associations (Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association, Aegean Dry Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, Aegean Furniture Paper and Forest Products Exporters’ Association, Aegean Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Products Exporters’ Association, …

Exports of agricultural products (including marine and plantation products) in India for the year 2021-22 have crossed USD 50 billion, highest level ever achieved for agriculture exports. As per the provisional figures released by DGCI&S, the agricultural exports have grown by 19.92% during 2021-22 to touch $50.21 billion. The growth …

Price increase in natural gas led to surging fertilizer prices, says World Bank, IMF, WFP, WTO… Major international financial institutions called Wednesday for urgent action on food security amid the Russia-Ukraine war. In a joint statement, the heads of the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the United …