Tag Archives: Food security

August 2026… Climate change, water scarcity, disruptions in global supply chains, and increasing population pressure, along with shrinking agricultural land, are transforming agriculture and food from merely an economic activity into a strategic security issue. The future of nations is now shaped not only by their access to energy, industry …

August 2026… According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 526 million tonnes of food are wasted every year due to inadequate refrigeration. In Türkiye, the annual food loss is estimated to be between 12-15 million tonnes. Food experts state that a cold chain that operates uninterrupted from …

Director-General QU Dongyu addresses the Ministerial Meeting of the MED9++ Countries and calls for coordinated action to address disruptions threatening food security… Press release… 07/05/2026 Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, emphasized today that the global fertilizer scarcity caused by …

09 April, 2026… Joint statement says war-driven spikes in energy, fertilizer, transport costs to raise food prices and deepen insecurity, hitting vulnerable import-dependent economies hardest! The war in the Middle East is driving major disruptions in global energy markets and risks worsening food insecurity, particularly in low-income, import-dependent countries, the …

Türkiye is experiencing an accelerated rate of soil erosion, posing significant risks to its agricultural productivity, environmental sustainability, and climate mitigation efforts. Hikmet Öztürk, a forest engineer, reported that while the natural formation of 1 centimetre (0.39 inches) of soil requires approximately 500 years, Türkiye is currently losing this vital …

The theme of this year’s World Food Day, “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future,” calls for continued collaboration… 16/10/2025 Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today commemorated World Food Day and its 80th anniversary with a landmark event in Rome, reaffirming its enduring …

Food safety saves lives. It is not only a crucial component to food security, but it also plays a vital role in reducing foodborne disease. Every year, 600 million people fall sick as a result of around 200 different types of foodborne illness. The burden of such illness falls most …

Ignored threat to food security! Stating that biofuel production is one of the most important threats to global food security after food waste, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muharrem Hilmi Özev said that it should be taken into consideration that the limitation of arable land used for biofuel production to food production …

Immediately after China authorised the production of the first genetically modified wheat variety, a major trial of genetically modified wheat has been launched in Australia… Australian seed breeding firm Integrain has launched a trial to grow genetically modified seeds in a greenhouse environment. Earlier this year, the Perth-based company, majority …

Record-breaking rain over the past few months has left fields of crops under water and livestock’s health at risk, adding to pressures on food producers. The flooding and extreme weather linked to climate change will undermine UK food production unless farmers get more help, the National Farmers Union said. Debbie …