Events and Exhibitions

Press release… The 2022 Ordinary General Assembly and Annual Meeting of the European Spice Association (ESA) was held in Muğla’s Bodrum district on October 5-8, under the organization of Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB). Nurettin Tarakçıoğlu For the first time after the pandemic, 200 business people from nearly 40 countries attended …

Press release… Mediterranean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association (ASHIB), which provided 524.8 million dollars of support to Türkiye’s 3.4 billion dollars aquaculture and animal products exports in 2021, awarded the 15 members with the highest exports from Adana province. At the ceremony, the doyen exporter, innovative product and young …

Press release… There is a call from Ödemiş, the centre of milk: “Let our milk, which is valuable while drinking, find its value when selling it. Our cows should not be slaughtered!” Mehmet Eriş, the educator mayor of Ödemiş, the district with the highest milk production in Türkiye's Aegean coast …

Türkiye’s only cheese museum hosted thousands of visitors! Located in Kars, a northwestern province of Türkiye and registered as the “18th Cheese Route of the World”, the ‘Cheese Museum’ hosted approximately 40 thousand local and foreign tourists in 8 months. Museum Director Yeşim Koç said that 40 thousand people have …

The name “Uşak Baklava” was registered as a geographical product unique to Uşak, upon the application of Uşak Chamber of Commerce and Industry UTSO. Selim Kandemir After Uşak halva and Uşak bridal dessert (bridal halva, red halva), Uşak Baklava was also registered as a Geographical Indication product. The name “Uşak …

On October 3, 2022, the Dutch government announced Mr. Piet Adema has been named the new Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality. Mr. Adema replaces Henk Staghouwer who resigned in September after he informed the Dutch Cabinet and Parliament about his Ministry’s delay in providing a plan for …

Türkiye aims to boost the country’s exports by focusing on a number of products, including tea, hazelnuts and salmon, the head of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan told the Türkiye Exporters’ Summit Tuesday. Speaking at the “2023 Exports Vision and New Opportunities” panel, moderated by Sabah …

Press release… Experts, food business operators, and decision makers from Europe and Central Asia gather in Istanbul to discuss solutions to food loss and waste… FAO, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye, the Economic Cooperation Organization Regional Coordination Centre for Food Security (ECO-RCCFS), and with …

Press release… Intense interest in the Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable sector in Russia Fresh fruit and vegetable exporters laid the groundwork for new collaborations in Russia, as the main market… WorldFood Moscow Fair, which was held for the 31st time between 20-23 September 2022 in Moscow, the capital of …

The UN General Assembly, on 19 December 2019, designated 29 September as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (A/RES/74/209). In the resolution, the UNGA recognized that the observance of the International Day would contribute significantly to raising awareness of the importance of the problem and its …