Huge campaign in trout… The “Life at Home, Fish at the Table” campaign, launched with the cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and the Association of Aquaculture Breeders, continues. As of yesterday trout took its place on the benches from 18.90 lira. The campaign will continue until tomorrow. Turkey …
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April, 2020
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22 April
NEPTÜN SOYER: IF AGRICULTURE STOPS, LIFE STOPS; WE NEED PRODUCTION MOBILIZATION
We are in the days when the local production, the value of the soil, the domestic seed and the need to fight for it are once again understood. The coronavirus reminded us of the importance of our food needs as well as healthcare and drug supply… Neptün Soyer, who is …
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22 April
GILBERT F. HOUNGBO: THIS PANDEMIC THREATENS THE GAINS WE HAVE MADE IN REDUCING POVERTY
Rome, 20 April 2020 – With the COVID-19 pandemic and economic slowdown threatening the lives and livelihoods of the world’s most vulnerable people, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today committed US$40 million, and launched an urgent appeal for additional funds, to support farmers and rural communities to …
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22 April
FAMILY FARMERS ACROSS AFRICA FACE ECONOMIC DEVASTATION DUE TO COVID-19…
African farmers lose export market access amidst Covid-19 crisis… 16 April, 2020 According to the Impact of Coronavirus on Africa’s Agriculture April 2020 report released by Selina Wamucii, family farmers across Africa are facing economic devastation as Covid-19 pandemic disrupts exports and global food supply chains. The report provides a …
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21 April
JAK ESKİNAZİ: COVID-19 DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE
Press release… Coronavirus demonstrated the importance of agriculture… The first guest of the online press conferences organized by the Economic Correspondents’ Association (EMD) Izmir Branch via the Zoom application was Jak Eskinazi, Head of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB). While 25 economic reporters attended the meeting, the agenda and sectors …
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21 April
135 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS 55 COUNTRIES EXPERIENCE ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY…
Press release… 21 April 2020, Brussels/Rome/New York – Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of their annual Global Report on Food Crises. The report by the Global Network Against Food Crises, along with …
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21 April
SELİM AYTAÇ: WE EXPECT 5-6 TIMES MORE THAN LAST YEARS’ PRODUCTION IN HEMP
Hemp cultivation increased six times in a short period of time… Planting in the thousand-decare area last year expanded to 5-6 thousand-decare this year… Nineteen May University Cannabis Research Institute Director Dr. Selim Aytaç said that Israel, China and Canada have been carrying out some researchs regarding hemp from drug …
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21 April
135 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS 55 COUNTRIES EXPERIENCE ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY…
Press release… 21 April 2020, Brussels/Rome/New York – Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of their annual Global Report on Food Crises. The report by the Global Network Against Food Crises, along with …
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21 April
SELİM AYTAÇ: WE EXPECT 5-6 TIMES MORE THAN LAST YEARS’ PRODUCTION IN HEMP
Hemp cultivation increased six times in a short period of time… Planting in the thousand-decare area last year expanded to 5-6 thousand-decare this year… Nineteen May University Cannabis Research Institute Director Dr. Selim Aytaç said that Israel, China and Canada have been carrying out some researchs regarding hemp from drug …
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December, 2019
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5 December
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND CIRCULAR AGRICULTURE…
At an international meeting where I attended three years ago in Brussels, the speech of Ellen MacArthur, a British social entrepreneur on the topic of ‘Circular economy’, which had great repercussions in the world, left a deep impression on me. Last year during the World Congress of International Federation of …
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