Events and Exhibitions

In 2001, World Milk Day was established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food, and to celebrate the dairy sector. Each year since, the benefits of milk and dairy products have been actively promoted around the world, including how …

Press release… Medicinal and aromatic plants continue to spread in İzmir region. One of the projects of the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry in this area is “The Miracle of Oregano (Thyme) from the Mountains to the Field”. Oregano seedlings, which were given with a 75% grant, met with …

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Jordan launched a new project to identify potential areas for knowledge exchange, policy dialogue, and programme development to improve water security, agriculture, and nutrition outcomes in …

The UN has warned that a growing global food crisis could last years if it goes unchecked, as the World Bank announced an additional $12 billion in funding to mitigate its “devastating effects.”     Food insecurity is soaring due to warming temperatures, the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has led …

Press release… 23 May 2022, Eskişehir – In support of the national “Save Your Food” campaign against food loss and waste in Turkey, FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey, with the support of the Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality, are jointly organizing the exhibition “Grown for a Bin” by …

The global pandemic has revealed once again the most basic needs of people. The main element of living, the agriculture industry rises in importance increasingly. Agriculture strikes as one of the leading sectors in the Turkish economy. Our country has substantial potential in agriculture. Turkey ranks 1st in Europe and 7th  in the world …

FAO Director-General participates in high-level international conference in Azerbaijan – Vision for the future: transition to digital agriculture Digital agriculture has great potential to foster the transformation of agrifood systems and  promote rural development, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), emphasized at …

International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) in accordance with the decision taken during general board meeting held on 14 May 1984 declared the 14 of May as World Farmers’ Day in order to remind the importance of farming profession and  revive the farmers’ problems all over the world. In this …

Press release… FAO Director-General calls for approaches to prevent an even greater crisis at 33rd FAO Regional Conference in Poland… 11/05/2022 Lodz, Poland/Rome – Ministers and high-level representatives from across Europe and Central Asia met today at the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC33) to discuss not only the implications of …