Events and Exhibitions

Press release… Rome, 25 October 2022. The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Central Fisheries Research Institute (SUMAE), is organizing an International Symposium on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (SOFAS 2022) from 25 to 27 October …

Record production in beet after wheat: It will be over 1 million tonnes! Following the record production in wheat in Türkiye’s Central Anatolian province Sivas, a record production is also expected in sugar beet. Sivas Governor Yılmaz Şimşek said that the yield in beet production could be over 1 million …

Minister of National Education Özer: “R&D centres will be opened in the field of agriculture” Visiting the vocational school where innovative agricultural practices are made in the Netherlands, Minister of National Education Mahmut Özer underlined that Turkiye is an agriculture and livestock country and said, “We are making a special …

It started with a cortege march in the Safranbolu district of Karabük province on October 21 and various events are being held at the “6th Saffron Festival”. Harvesting of saffron, which is grown in the Safranbolu district of Karabük and called the “miracle plant” because it is used in many …

Press release… The 40th anniversary of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Türkiye Office of FAO was celebrated with a well-attended reception held in Ankara. 19 October 2022, Ankara – The 40th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Türkiye Office and the 15th anniversary of …

Top Turkish seafood firm Dardanel, fresh off its recent acquisition of Greek seafood brand Kallimanis, took part in this year’s edition of SIAL Paris, the world’s biggest food fair. Niyazi Önen Joining the event with both the Dardanel and Kallimanis brands, which it acquired just last month, the company sought …

Press release…. Aegean Exporters’ Association (EIB) Organic Products and Sustainability Coordinator, Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association Chairperson Mehmet Ali Işık said that organic production and export in Türkiye started 32 years ago in Izmir under the leadership of Aegean Exporters’ Associations.” Mehmet Ali Işık “As Aegean exporters, who …

Press release… 16 October World Food Day… Şemsi Bayraktar, Chairman of Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) made a written statement on the occasion of World Food Day and said, “According to FAO data, 828 million people were malnourished and starved in 2021. Again in 2021, approximately 2.3 billion people …

2022 finds us with an ongoing pandemic, conflicts, a climate that won’t stop warming, rising prices and international tensions. This is affecting global food security. We need to build a sustainable world where everyone, everywhere has regular access to enough nutritious food. No one should be left behind! Although we …

Türkiye ranked first in the world’s largest food fair with the number of participating companies! Türkiye came first in SIAL Paris, one of the world’s largest food and beverage fairs, with national participation from 119 countries, with the attendance of 345 companies. Sial Paris Fair, one of the largest international …