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Press release… As part of World Food Day, FAO organizes a photo contest on healthy eating for all in Europe and Central Asia. While we are making progress towards building a better world, too many people are left behind. In fact, millions of people worldwide still do not eat healthily, …

It’s been an extremely hot couple weeks since we last spoke. Europe has had devastating fires, and more than 2,000 people have died there of heat-related illness. China and India sizzled in extreme heat, and the consequences for countries in the Global South were devastating. In Seville, Spain, the deadly …

Press release… Muğla and İzmir provinces realize 62 percent of the annual 1.4 billion dollars of fishery industry which is among the star sectors of Türkiye’s exports. Sinan Kızıltan Explaining that they contributed 953 million dollars to 1.4 billion dollars of fisheries exports in 2021 as Aegean Region, Chair of …

Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chairman of the Board of Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly, stated that the export figures, which reached 7.2 billion dollars in the first eight months of the year, will reach 13 billion dollars in their year-end targets. Tiryakioğlu said, “Our export expectations …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci said, “As of the point we have reached, we can now store 180 billion cubic metres of water. 47 billion cubic metres of this amount has been provided by 654 dams that built in our political term.” Dr. Vahit Kirişci Minister …

Press release… İZMİR (Ege Agency) – Ege (Aegean) University (EU) Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Analysis Laboratory (AGROLAB) continues to provide analysis services in the field of agriculture-food for producers from consumers, private sector and public institutions and organizations. Dr. Banu Yücel AGROLAB, which has made the accreditation infrastructure ready by …

India has decided to curb rice exports in a move that is expected to lift world prices of the staple and trigger a rally in rival wheat and corn markets, deepening concerns over food inflation. Rice prices in key exporters India, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar are set to rise, traders …

The government has moved to scrutinize export of tinned tomato and tomato paste in a bid to prevent a possible price hike in the domestic market amid rising demand from Europe for Turkish agricultural products. The Trade Ministry added those products to the list of goods whose export require permission from authorities. …

Geographical Indication (GI) products, which are a strong source of income all over the world, are a great assurance for both producers and consumers. Geographically marked products, which are sold at an average of 2.2 times more expensive than their equivalents, are important in terms of regional promotion as well …