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10 July

HAYRETTİN UÇAK: WE SET UP THE WORLD’S PICKLE!

Press release… The pickle industry aims to export 350 million dollars in 2021… Turkey’s pickle exports reached 277 million dollars in 2020 with an increase of 23 percent, reaching the highest level in its history. The Turkish pickle industry continued its export growth rate in the January-May period of 2021, …

10 July

DR. KEREM ALKİN: WHOEVER PLANS WELL WILL WIN IN THE GLOBAL FOOD INDUSTRY

With studies showing the importance of increasing demand over the next 10 years for agricultural countries, Turkey needs to plan wisely to stay ahead… In terms of the dynamics of world agriculture and the global food industry, the “Agriculture Outlook in 2021-2030” report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and …

10 July

NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN HUNGER UP 6-FOLD!

‘As many as 11 people are likely dying of hunger and malnutrition each minute,’ says Oxfam report… The number of people living in “famine-like conditions” has increased six-fold since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by Oxfam on Friday. “As many as 11 people are likely …

9 July

GOVERNMENTS NEED TO STEP UP THEIR EFFORTS TO MEET UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS…

5 July 2021, Rome/Paris – With less than 10 years until the 2030 deadline for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), governments need to step up their efforts to meet global food security and environmental targets, according to a new report released today by the Food and Agricultural Organization of …

9 July

STRUGGLE WITH CHEESE WASTE IN DENMARK!

Food waste cheese from Them Andelsmejeri, which is “skewed on weight”, is now being launched in selected REMA 1000 stores in collaboration with the consumer movement Stop Food Waste… Now cheeses can weigh too little or too much. At least in relation to the normal purchasing agreement between Them Andelsmejeri and …

9 July

‘EZOGELİN INITIATIVE’ BUILT BY SEVEN WOMEN OPERATE A FREEZE-DRYING PLANT IN GAZİANTEP…

The wonderful, colorful bounty of fruit and vegetables of southeastern Turkey’s Gaziantep are being exported abroad with the technique of “freeze-drying” thanks to Turkish women’s efforts and funding provided by the Turkish government. The “Ezogelin Initiative,” has been built by seven women from the province’s Oğuzeli district who attended an …

8 July

FAO: GLOBAL FOOD PRICES FALL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 12 MONTHS

Press release… FAO Food Price Index fell by 2.5 percent in June, after a year of consecutive increases… 8 July 2021, Rome – Global food commodity prices fell in June for the first time in 12 months, according to a benchmark United Nations report released today.The FAO Food Price Index averaged 124.6 points …

8 July

DR. TAHİR BÜYÜKAKIN: KOCAELİ WILL BE THE CENTRE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS

Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality laid the foundation of the world’s number one and Turkey’s largest Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Production and Processing Facility. In the facility, which covers an area of 42 decares, essential oils will be obtained by water vapour method, agricultural products with high added value will be planted …

8 July

Some like it dark and bitter, others smooth and sweet, but no matter what your flavor preference this World Chocolate Day, on July 7, join us in taking a bite. The cacao bean, which is responsible for that unmistakably rich flavor we know and love so well, is native to …

7 July

NEPTÜN SOYER: SMALL PRODUCER’S OLIVE OIL WILL BE BRANDED

Press release… İzmir Union of Village Development Cooperatives (KÖYKOOP İzmir) sets out to produce a new olive oil brand together with its partners. KÖYKOOP İzmir Chairwoman Neptün Soyer said that they are on their way to ensure that producers sell olive oil at its value, not in bulk, but by …