The northern province of Karabük, which is home to important cultural and nature tourism centers of Turkey, has started to make a name for itself in agro-tourism with its sunflower fields after its “miracle plant” saffron and purple lavender. Saffron With its inns, baths, mosques, fountains, bridges and historical mansions dating back to the Ottoman period, …

Turkey‘s central province of Kayseri has been added to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in field of gastronomy for its rich cuisine, a local official said on July 28.  Kayseri city mayor Memduh Büyükkılıç said that a special commission was formed within the municipality which carried out hard work and managed to enter the network. …

The Global Manifesto on Forgotten Foods is a landmark document representing a wide consensus on a coherent framework for a transformation of the agricultural research and innovation system—by fully unleashing the potential of so-called ‘forgotten foods’. Also referred to as neglected and underutilized species (NUS), indigenous foods, orphan crops or future foods, “forgotten foods” …