November, 2020

• 6 November

  TURKISH EXPORTERS TO RAISE AWARENESS ON GREEN DEAL…

  

  Amid ever-rising concerns over climate change and environmental degradation, the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) have sought to raise awareness on the European Green Deal, the body said on Thursday. İsmail Gülle Under the leadership of the TIM climate committee, several virtual meetings have been held aiming to inform exporters on …

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• 6 November

  FISHERIES EXPORTS ABOUT TO REACH 1 BILLION DOLLARS…

  

  Press relase… While Turkey’s exports of fisheries products in January – October period, reaching 159 thousand tonnes in return of 822 million dollars, Turkish salmon exports caught 40 million dollars in 10-month period of 2020 with the increase of 52 percent. Turkish aquaculture industry has developed the Omega-3 high Turkish …

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• 5 November

  GLOBAL FOOD PRICES CONTINUE RISING IN OCTOBER…

  

  Press release… FAO lowers forecast for world cereal production, but this year’s output still expected to reach an all-time high… 5 November 2020, Rome – Global food prices continued rising for the fifth consecutive month in October, led by cereals, sugar, dairy and vegetable oils, according to a new report from …

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• 5 November

  FAO; INNOVATION AND DIGITALIZATION IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT…

  

  Press release… Innovation and digitalization key for agriculture development in Europe and Central Asia… FAO, ITU and others stress the need for innovative agricultural policies and actions… 4 November 2020, Tashkent/Budapest/Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, the Secretary-General of the …

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• 5 November

  DRIED FRUIT SECTOR TO REACH 2023 TARGETS WITH ‘LEAN PRODUCTION’

  

  Press release… Dried fruit businesses will focus on lean techniques in production Exporter companies have taken action in order to improve their competencies through lean production techniques and reach 2023 targets in dried fruit sector which is among the healthy products list of the World Health Organization (WHO). With the …

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• 5 November

  SULTANA RAISIN LEADS DRIED FRUIT EXPORTS…

  

  Sultana raisins leader in dried fruit exports… While Turkey exported 1 billion 418 million dollars of dried fruits in 2019 raisins took the first place with 523 million dollars. Dried apricot exports were 253 million dollars, while dried fig exports were recorded as 236 million dollars. Turkey earned 131 million …

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• 4 November

  NEJDAT SİN: TURKEY’S FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPORTS GROW DESPITE PANDEMIC

  

  Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (AYMSİB) Chairman Nejdat Sin said that Turkey’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports in spite of coronavirus continue to grow. Stating that this year in January-September period, 835 million 539 thousand dollars from fresh fruit exports, 469 million 166 thousand dollars from fresh vegetables, …

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• 4 November

  ‘BOTANIC EXPO 2026 İZMİR’ TO REVITALIZE INTERNATIONAL TRADE…

  

  Press release… About five million visitors are expected… EXPO 2026 İzmir will revitalize international trade… As a result of the intense efforts of Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Tunç Soyer, the application of Izmir to host the world’s most important International Horticulture EXPO in 2026 was approved. The EXPO area to be …

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• 4 November

  PASTA CONSUMPTION RISES DURING THE PANDEMIC PROCESS…

  

  Turkey Pasta Industrialists’ Association (TMSD) shared the information that domestic sales increased by 25 percent this year. Consumers prefer pasta particularly because of its being healthy, easy storing and cooking features. Turkey Pasta Industrialists’ Association Chairman Abdülkadir Külahçıoğlu, in a written statement, said that pasta is a healthy and economical …

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• 4 November

  WHAT IS FOOD COALITION?

  

  The Food Coalition is a multi-stakeholder, multi-sectoral alliance that will activate and mobilize support for unified global actions in response to COVID-19. The Food Coalition will support innovative COVID-19 initiatives, identified in the context of various synergistic lines of action, not only to ensure global food access, but also to increase …

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