A new study has revealed that using feed prepared from food by-products and waste left over from food production can reduce feed costs for dairy cows while maintaining milk yield and quality. Researchers state that this approach can contribute to both the economic sustainability of the livestock sector and the …
Read More »Solar-powered fridges are boosting farmers’ incomes by 50 percent while cutting food waste!
June, 2026… Renewable energy is saving crops from going to waste… When dicing vegetables, few of us pause to think about the challenges farmers had to overcome to get that food to our chopping board: drought, extreme heat, flooding, poverty and sky-high fuel costs to name just a few. If …
Read More »Dr. Filiz Karaosmanoğlu: Let’s not throw it away, let’s reduce the budget and carbon footprint of our table!
The Sustainable Production and Consumption Association (SÜT-D) has drawn attention to the impact of food waste on hunger, budgets and climate change in a statement released as part of the 16th European Waste Reduction Week. With the slogan “Let’s not throw it away, let’s reduce the budget and carbon footprint …
Read More »Packaging that stops waste; could it be a new era for food?
A UK-based company, Osy Group, draws attention with its innovative antimicrobial packaging technology developed to extend the shelf life of fresh foods and reduce food waste by 50 percent. This new technology aims to reduce wastage by preserving the freshness of products such as fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, chicken and …
Read More »Halving food waste can reduce hunger for 153 million people!
Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the OECD and the U.N.’s food agency said in a joint report Tuesday. Around a third of food produced for human consumption gets lost or wasted globally, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization — resulting in useless emissions …
Read More »Food waste is not just a ‘rich country’ problem!
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Food Waste Index 2024 report revealed that while 783 million people grappled with hunger in 2022, more than 1 billion meals a day were wasted worldwide. According to the Food Waste Index 2024 report published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on the occasion of …
Read More »UN Report: More than 1 billion meals are wasted every day!
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Food Waste Index 2024 report revealed that while 783 million people grappled with hunger in 2022, more than 1 billion meals a day were wasted worldwide. According to the Food Waste Index 2024 report published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on the occasion of …
Read More »Dr. Müjdeci: One third of total food is wasted across the world!
“According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation report, 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted every year in the world, which represents one third of the total food produced for human consumption,” said Dr. Gamze Nur Müjdeci, Lecturer at the Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hitit …
Read More »‘GORGEOUS’ FOOD WASTE!
Photography exhibition depicting food waste opens in Izmir… Press release… 5 April 2022, Izmir – In support of the national “Save Your Food” campaign against food loss and waste in Turkey, FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey, with the support of the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, are jointly …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
