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Risk of Famine persists as nearly 19.5 million people face acute food insecurity in Sudan!

Press release… Conflict, displacement and restricted humanitarian access leave more than 825,000 children at risk of death from severe malnutrition in 2026 15/05/2026 Joint FAO/UNICEF/WFP News Release… Rome/New York/Port Sudan – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF warned today that nearly 19.5 million people …

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Şemsettin Özgür elected as the Chair of the Turkish Dried Fruit Exporters Sector Board!

Press release… Şemsettin Özgür, Vice Chairman of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters Association, was unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Turkish Dried Fruit and Products Exporters Associations Sector Board. The Turkish Dried Fruit Sector Board held its first meeting at the Aegean Exporters Associations (EIB). Left to …

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FAO report calls for robust risk assessment for recycled plastic food packaging…

Press release… Findings underscore need for discussion on global standards as demand for environmentally friendly packaging rises… 13/05/2026 Rome – The growing use of recycled plastic in food packaging and other food contact materials offers clear environmental benefits but also raises crucial chemical safety concerns that underscore the need for discussion …

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Cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector exports 3.9 billion dollars in the first four months…

Press release… According to data shared by the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM), the cereals, pulses, oilseeds and processed products sector, encompassing basic food items such as sunflower oil, chocolate and cocoa products, pasta, biscuits and wafers, confectionery and wheat flour, exported 3.9 billion dollars worth of goods in the first …

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Dr. Mehmet Çetin Duruk: Should we consume bread?

Bread is a food prepared by kneading a dough made from wheat flour, potable water, salt, yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and if necessary, additives permitted by the “Turkish Food Codex Regulation,” as well as sugar, enzymes and wheat gluten, according to appropriate techniques. It is then shaped in various ways, left …

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Ali Can Yamanyılmaz: Poultry meat production is breaking records but stocks are building!

Press release… The continued restrictions on poultry meat exports have sounded alarm bells in a sector experiencing record production growth. Ali Can Yamanyılmaz, Vice Chair of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM) Sectors Council and the Mediterranean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association (ASHİB), stated that keeping export channels closed could …

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İbrahim Yumaklı: Agricultural production will recover this year

Agricultural production that declined last year due to frost and drought will recover this year, according to Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı. “I can even say that we may break records in some products,” he said. Yumaklı noted that, according to data from the past seven months, this has been the …

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Veysel Memiş: A striking picture emerges regarding the geographical distribution of our exports!

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Association of Exporters of Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Their Products (AHBİB), announced that they had achieved exports worth 409.2 million dollars in the first quarter of the year. New stars in exports: Ukraine, Djibouti and South Korea… …

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Tolga Saylan: The power of the land lies in the hands that cultivate it!

Press release… In a message released on May 14th, World Farmers’ Day, Erkunt Tractor CEO Tolga Saylan emphasized that farmers are the most fundamental force in production. Saylan stated that agriculture is not just a sector, but the strongest expression of labour, patience and faith in the future. He added …

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APEDA and VAFA to organise International Reverse Buyer–Seller Meet alongside 8th Fresh India Show 2026 in Mumbai…

Mumbai, India: The VAFA Fresh Vegetables & Fruits Exporters Association, in collaboration with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), will organise an international Reverse Buyer–Seller Meet (RBSM) alongside the 8th Fresh India Show 2026, scheduled to be held on 29–30 May 2026 at the CIDCO Exhibition Centre, …

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