Co-ops, Unions and Assoc.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide funding to assist 6,240 vulnerable small-scale farmers in rural Tanzania impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The IFAD grant will help farmers access inputs, provide market linkages and access agricultural and market information to improve their productivity and increase their resilience. Growth …

3 million 700 thousand sacrificial animals were sold during the Sacrifice Feast (Eid al-Adha)… Nihat Çelik, Chairperson of Sheep and Goat Breeders’ Association of Turkey (TÜDKİYEB), announced the number of sacrificial animals sold during the Sacrifice Feast. Çelik said, “A total of 3 million 700 thousand heads of sacrificials, including …

Another lockdown will be a huge blow to Turkey’s eatery industry and restaurants, a business group has warned, calling for stricter measures that will help keep businesses open in the coming months. As part of the government’s efforts to bring COVID-19 under control, restaurants and cafes across the country remained closed for months during …

Press release… The European Union announced the “European Union Green Deal” on 11 December 2019, with the goal of setting to zero carbon emissions by 2050. It has implemented the “Green Deal Action Plan” in order to adapt to the steps taken by the EU, the largest trade and investment …

Turkey will reduce the use of pesticides (a substance or mixtures of substances used to prevent, control or reduce harmful organisms) and anti-microbials and chemical fertilizers in order to ensure sustainability in agriculture and to prevent exports from being disrupted within the scope of the EU European Green Deal. Organic …

Press release… The increase in bush fires in the Aegean, Mediterranean and East-Southeast Anatolian Regions during the summer season draws attention. Making important statements about the causes of fires that threaten our future, especially the ecosystem, the precautions to be taken and the rehabilitation works to be done after the …

5 July 2021, Rome/Paris – With less than 10 years until the 2030 deadline for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), governments need to step up their efforts to meet global food security and environmental targets, according to a new report released today by the Food and Agricultural Organization of …

The wonderful, colorful bounty of fruit and vegetables of southeastern Turkey’s Gaziantep are being exported abroad with the technique of “freeze-drying” thanks to Turkish women’s efforts and funding provided by the Turkish government. The “Ezogelin Initiative,” has been built by seven women from the province’s Oğuzeli district who attended an …

Press release… İzmir Union of Village Development Cooperatives (KÖYKOOP İzmir) sets out to produce a new olive oil brand together with its partners. KÖYKOOP İzmir Chairwoman Neptün Soyer said that they are on their way to ensure that producers sell olive oil at its value, not in bulk, but by …

A woman collective in the eastern Black Sea province of Giresun has taken support from the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to produce hazelnut products, jam and cornflour using heirloom seeds. The cooperative initiative founded by eight cousins is named Ortakbahçe, which means common orchard in Turkish. “It is very valuable for us to take part …