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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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‘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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“WE NEED TO PRODUCE MORE FOOD WITH LESS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT”

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FACTS; FOOD WASTE AND CITIES!

. One third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tones — gets lost or wasted.• Cities occupy just 3% of the world’s land but account for 60 to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions and 75% of natural resources consumed• 95% …

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“MINIMAL REDUCTION IN FOOD WASTE CAN SAVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS”

Ankara… Food banking will be one of the most effective weapons in preventing food waste in Turkey, the country’s forestry and agriculture minister said on Tuesday. “It is our duty to identify deficiencies and improve the food banking system. The responsibility of the municipalities is to encourage the use of …

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UNEP; 931 MILLION TONNES OF FOOD WASTED IN 2019!

According to the UN Environment Program (UNEP) Food Waste Index Report, approximately 931 million tons of food was wasted in 2019. Evaluating the report, which reveals that food waste is not only a problem for developed countries but also a global problem, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said, “Food waste …

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DR. ZEYNEP ZAİMOĞLU: CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE IS HIGHLY FRAGILE

Çukurova University Engineering Faculty Head of Environmental Engineering Department Professor Dr. Zeynep Zaimoğlu said that the effects of climate change will be seen very quickly. Dr. Zaimoğlu said, “We could not get the rainfall needed for germination in wheat in Konya Plain this year, so wheat can no longer germinate …

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“A SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION-CONSUMPTION CHAIN SHOULD BE DRAWN THROUGH R&D AND INNOVATION”

Press release… Cahit Doğan Yağcı, Chairman of the Aegean Furniture Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, said that a sustainable food production-consumption chain should be drawn through R&D and innovation. Yağcı said, “In 2020, we brought 645 million dollars to our country. We strive to work in a better world …

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