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FREE FISH CAMPAIGN TO CHANGE MAURITANIANS’ FOOD HABIT!

Fish-rich Mauritania pushes to convince citizens to add fish to their daily meals… NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania Although Mauritania has many fish-rich ocean coasts with a variety of high-quality fish types and their prices are affordable, most Mauritanians do not favor eating fish and prefer to consume red meat instead. Fish consumption …

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“MINIMAL REDUCTION IN FOOD WASTE CAN SAVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS”

Ankara… Food banking will be one of the most effective weapons in preventing food waste in Turkey, the country’s forestry and agriculture minister said on Tuesday. “It is our duty to identify deficiencies and improve the food banking system. The responsibility of the municipalities is to encourage the use of …

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SHARP INCREASE IN DESTRUCTION OF VIRGIN FOREST IN 2020!

An area of pristine rainforest the size of the Netherlands was burned or hacked down last year, as the destruction of the planet’s tropical forests accelerated despite a global economic slowdown, according to research on March 31. The worst losses were in Brazil, three times higher than the next highest …

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SAVE YOUR FOOD CAMPAIGN CALLS FOR STRONGER PARTNERSHIP AMONG MUNICIPALITIES ON FOOD BANKING…

News release… As part of the SAVE YOUR FOOD campaign, the workshop will present recommendations to policy-makers to encourage and facilitate food recovery and redistribution. 20 April 2021, Ankara, Turkey– A workshop held today is promoting food-banking activities and supporting the work of existing food banks operated by municipalities to reduce food …

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“200 DAYS OF HEAT WAVES WILL BE COMMON IN EASTERN TURKEY!”

Climate change and the associated drought risk pose a greater challenge to Turkey in the future, although it is not ringing alarm bells right now. Agriculture and Forestry Deputy Minister Akif Özkaldı told a parliamentary committee that the projections were grim for the country for the next century. “Without precautions, 200 days …

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APRIL 22; HAPPY EARTH DAY!

Held on April 22, Earth Day is an annual day that unites individuals focusing on protecting the planet by preventing disasters that are occurring more frequently due to climate change and environmental destruction, in other words “saving the world” This Thursday, April 22, will be the world’s 51st Earth Day, …

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EU GRANTS TURKISH GARLIC GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION…

The EU on April 16 granted protected geographical indication (PGI) registration to the Taşköprü garlic from the Black Sea province of Kastamonu.  Residents in the province celebrated the completion of a three-month waiting period for granting the registration. The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli welcomed the move on Twitter and said: “Taşköprü garlic, the world-famous ‘white …

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PULSE EXPORT REACHES TO 1 BILLION DOLLARS!

Chairperson of Turkish National Pulses Council (UBK) Abdullah Özdemir said that Turkey has become a net exporter by making foreign sales of pulses worth 973 million dollars in the last three years. Özdemir also stated that a foreign trade surplus of 125 million dollars occurred during this period. Noting that …

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