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 …