Tag Archives: FAO

Press release… FAO Turkey is showcasing FAO’s work on seed related sectors aiming to raise public awareness on the importance of seeds, genetic resources and plant health for sustainability and improvement of agricultural production… Ankara– FAO Turkey is contributing an international online seed fair which is being organized by the Turkish …

Press release… 11 November 2020, Budapest, Hungary – An FAO webinar, focusing on Europe and Central Asia, was held to exchange and promote new practices for facilitating vulnerable groups’ access to food and tackling food waste through the development and adoption of innovative solutions. A recording of the virtual event, …

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 …

Turkey has been a member of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) since April 6 1948 and takes place in the list of stars in terms of agricultural production of the organization. FAO’s Sub-regional Coordinator for Central Asia and Turkey Representative Viorel Gutu said Turkey is in …

October 15, 2020, Ankara Press release… Dr. Ayşegül Selışık, FAO Deputy Representative in Turkey, participated in the programme Gün Ortası, broadcast in KRT and presented by Tülin Daloğlu. In the broadcast held within the scope of World Food Day, the strong connection between food and peace was underscored, referring to …

Press release… Dr. Ayşegül Selışık: The Nobel Peace Prize shows that peace and food stand side by side Reminding that World Food Day is celebrated with the theme of “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together. Our actions are our future.”, Dr. Ayşegül Selışık said that supporting food security provision means supporting peace …

Press release… 08 October 2020, Ankara, Turkey – The topic of food loss and waste has received broad coverage in recent years, but the subject is now reaching an even wider audience due to the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic has resulted in a significant increase in food loss and waste, with high …

First International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste observed on 29 September 2020… 29 September 2020, Rome/Nairobi/New York – At the global event marking today the first International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and their partners urged …

Press release… 23 September 2020, Rome – Global agri-food trade has more than doubled since 1995, amounting to $1.5 trillion in 2018, with emerging and developing countries’ exports on the rise and accounting for over one-third of the world’s total, according to a new report issued today by the Food and …

Press release… Selışık: The need for agricultural production will increase due to population growth Dr. Ayşegül Selışık, FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United nations) Deputy Representative of Turkey, emphasized that the need for agricultural production will increase in the coming years and for this, more efficient production techniques …