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Press release… From FAO Regional Office for Africa… 30/04/2026 Accra/Addis Ababa – A new joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the African Union Commission (AUC) highlights the enormous gap between …

Established in 2009 and now boasting 150 members, the Association of Packaged Milk and Dairy Products Manufacturers (ASÜD) is a non-governmental organisation representing the leading companies and producers in Türkiye’s milk and dairy products industry; drawing strength from this representation, it guides the sector’s development. Harun Çallı Our key priorities …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Coordinating Chairman of the Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations (AKİB), announced that they had achieved exports worth 1.65 billion dollars in April. Noting that they achieved a 27 percent spike in export performance compared to the same period last year in the fourth month of the year, he …

Press release… Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association announced that between January and April 2026, 71,000 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye, generating foreign exchange earnings of 990,967,000 dollars. When compared to the same period of the previous year, these export figures represent a 31 percent decrease in volume and …

Press release… Selçuk İskender, Chair of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), announced that exports from the Eastern Black Sea Region, comprising the provinces of Trabzon, Rize, Artvin and Gümüşhane, amounted to 678,195,89 dollars in the January–April 2026 period. “Of the exports from our Eastern Black Sea Region in …

Press release… Agricultural heritage and tourism: A new strategy for the olive sector Manisa’s district of Akhisar hosted a significant event that will preserve the heritage of olive cultivation and shed light on its future. The “Traditional Olive Cultivation Workshop”, organised by the Directorate General for Living Heritage and Cultural …

A new climate-resilient farming model is being introduced in the Konya Plain in Central Anatolia, as authorities and academic institutions launch an EU-backed smart irrigation project aimed at improving water efficiency in one of the country’s most drought-prone agricultural regions. Dr. Sevim Seda Yamaç The project seeks to test adaptive agricultural production models in response …

Beneath the streets of Istanbul, an innovative urban agriculture project is preparing to bring pesticide-free strawberries to consumers year-round, marking a new phase in the city’s push toward sustainable food production. The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry’s vertical farming center in the district of Kağıthane has launched work to cultivate strawberries 30 metres underground using …

Press release… Temperatures and drought are on the rise in the Antalya Basin: Agriculture and tourism under threat Antalya, which is set to host COP31, is heading towards a climate that will be hotter, drier and harsher by the end of the century. Scientific studies indicate that even the inland …

Press release… New FAO-WMO report assesses risks and identifies adaptation options as rising temperatures pose hazards to people, crops, livestock and fish… 22/04/2026 Rome – Extreme heat events currently threaten the livelihoods and health of over a billion people, causing half a trillion work hours to be lost annually, with the …