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First artificial meat sale authorised in Europe!

Meatly is the first European company to be authorised to sell artificial meat (produced without the use of animals using laboratory-developed methods). Owen Ensor Meatly, a pet food company, has made history by becoming the first European company to be authorised to sell artificial meat for pet food in the …

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How much do African states spend on agriculture?

Most African countries have not reached the Malabo target of investing 10 per cent of their national budgets in agriculture. But focusing only on the Malabo target disguises the fact that public investment in agriculture has nevertheless risen significantly. To make African agriculture more resilient to shocks and improve food …

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Akinwumi Adesina: Nigerian food import policy could destroy African business!

The AfDB president, formerly a minister of agriculture for Nigeria, said that the policy risks turning the country into an import-dependent nation. July, 2024… Akinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank, has said the decision by Nigeria’s government to allow large-scale food importation risks destroying the country’s agriculture sector. Akinwumi Adesina …

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Turkish honey honoured with awards in the international arena…

Turkish honey is saturated with awards in the international arena! Türkiye’s honey producers have achieved a great success at the London Honey Awards, which provides the opportunity to offer reliable and high quality honey to consumers while objectively measuring the product quality of the competitors with the evaluation made by …

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No soil and water, no life!

Human beings, who are under the delusion that they will solve all kinds of problems with the power they get from the rapid development of technology, are in a great consumption frenzy. With the unbearable lightness of consuming more, mankind has started to push the limits of the natural balance, …

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Qu Dongyu: Agriculture must produce more with less!

At a high-level meeting on 27 June in Geneva, FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu told participants that by 2050 global food production will need to increase by at least 30-40% – while also minimising the negative impact on the environment. Qu Dongyu The event was among several sessions dedicated to trade and food …

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Recurrent extreme heat threatens yields!

Global temperatures in June again broke existing records, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said – the thirteenth month in a row to do so.  The monthly Market Monitor produced by the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) warned that agricultural yields could be affected if extreme heat persists, especially if episodes occur during periods of …

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 Food Price Monitoring & Analysis (FPMA) Tool 

Across the world and around the clock, the buying and selling of food commodities take place along supply chains that get food from producers to consumers. Having up-to-date information about the prices of these commodities as they change hands improves the transparency and efficiency of markets, enabling producers, traders, consumers …

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Annual increase in agriculture PPI slows in June…

The annual increase in the producer price index of agricultural products (agriculture-PPI) slowed from 61.2 percent in May to 54.6 percent in June, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has said. The index of agriculture, hunting and related services rose 54.9 percent annually, while the increases for non-perennial and perennial crops were …

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Kazım Gürel: Four thousand 500 agricultural products are produced across Türkiye!

Press release… Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association and the European Commission Directorate General for Health and Food Safety and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry officials from Ankara exchanged views on the spice sector within the scope of EU harmonisation studies. Kazım Gürel “We are very happy …

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