WHAT FEMALE FARMERS BRING TO THE TABLE?
OCTOBER 15 – HAPPY WOMEN FARMERS’ DAY!
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN 15 OCTOBER!
Rural Women, key for a world free from hunger and poverty… Achieving gender equality and empowering women is not only the right thing to do but is a critical ingredient in the fight against extreme poverty, hunger and malnutrition. On average, women make up more than 40 percent of the …
Read More »IMPROVING FOOD LITERACY IN TURKEY!
Press release… Stakeholders underlined the importance of a holistic approach and collaboration between sectors to improve food literacy in Turkey…. 13 October 2021, Ankara – A Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration Meeting focused on food and nutrition literacy in Turkey was organized on 6 and 8 October to discuss the current status of the Technical Cooperation …
Read More »FIXING THE BUSINESS OF FOOD 2021…
FAO-TURKEY INUGURATES THE FOURTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND COOPERATIVE PROJECT…
17 September 2021, Ankara – A stakeholders meeting was held yesterday to launch the fourth phase of the Project: “Promoting sustainable employment and income generation opportunities for Syrian refugees and host communities”, funded by the Government of Japan. The objective of the meeting was to provide implementing partners with necessary guidelines …
Read More »BEKİR KARACABEY: TURKISH LAUREL WAS REGISTERED AND RECEIVED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION
Within the scope of the project carried out by the General Directorate of Forestry (OGM), Turkish Laurel was registered by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) and was entitled to receive a geographical indication. In a written statement from OGM, it was emphasized that laurel creates an important employment …
Read More »WOMEN’S COOPERATIVES WILL REACH THE CONSUMER THROUGH DIGITAL MARKETING…
Press release… 10 September 2021, VAN – Women Cooperatives Support Programme Planning Meeting took place in Van between 8-10 September within the scope of the project “Building Resilience of Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Host Communities in Turkey Through Supporting Socio-Economic Integration and Creating Livelihood Opportunities” implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization …
Read More »GLORIA MOSITO: FIFTY PERCENT OF AGRICULTURAL ALLOCATION MUST GO TO WOMEN IN SA
Highlighting progress in implementing the (South African) Beneficiary Selection and Land Allocation Policy (BSLAP), Gloria Mosito from Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development said for the past financial year 2020/2021, the department in aligning itself to the Gender Response Planning Guidelines and the BSLAP, targeted to allocate 11, 987 hectares …
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