Co-ops, Unions and Assoc.

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 …

Press release… Izmir Commodity Exchange June Ordinary Assembly Meeting was held on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, via video conference and with the wide participation of Assembly members. The main agenda of the meeting was the amount of agricultural production, the effect of the drought problem on agricultural products and the …

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) realized an export of 1 billion 550 million dollars in June with an increase of 51 percent. EIB, which boosted its exports by 30 percent in the first half of 2021 and brought 7 billion 646 million dollars to Turkey, reached 14 billion 774 …

Press release… In Turkey, FAO, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and Metro Turkey have joined forces to tackle food waste in the food and hospitality sector… 2 July 2021, Ankara  – Reducing food waste is one of the major global challenges of our time. In Turkey alone, 19 million tonnes …

Next 3 July, the International Day of Cooperatives (#CoopsDay) will be celebrated as Rebuild better together. Cooperatives around the world will showcase how they are meeting the COVID-19 pandemic crisis with solidarity and resilience and offering communities a people-centred and environmentally just recovery. #CoopsDay will be the occasion to spread the word …

‘We will be happy to share our knowledge and experience with friendly and brotherly Sudan,’ says Turkish deputy minister… KHARTOUM, Sudan Turkey and Sudan signed an agriculture cooperation protocol Tuesday.  Turkish Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Mehmet Hadi Tunç and an accompanying delegation first met with Sudan’s Agriculture and …

Bülent Tunç, Chairperson of the Turkish Red Meat Producers’ Association (TÜKETBİR), said that they have no problem with the existence of sacrificial animals. Tunç said, “A total of 4.5 million animals, 3 million of which are ovines (small cattle) and 1.5 million cattle, will be sold as sacrificial animals. This …