16 October 2023, Ankara – On 6 October, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a consultation workshop to discuss ways to enhance the potential of the shellfish industry in Türkiye. The workshop forms part of the FISHCap project (Capacity Building for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Management in Central Asia, Azerbaijan and Türkiye), which contributes to...

5 October 2023, Ankara – As part of the project “Capacity Development for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Management in Central Asia, Azerbaijan and Türkiye – FISHCap”, an awareness-raising event has been organized at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Kindergarten on 28 September 2023. The event is being held to launch a colouring book for kindergarten-aged children, entitled I am...

20 September 2023, Ankara, Türkiye – The fourteenth International LANDNET Workshop took place from 5 to 7 September 2023 in Istanbul. Organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI) and the General Directorate of Agrarian Reform (GDAR) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of...

18 September 2023, Ankara, Türkiye – The 2023 International Conference on Food Security (ICFS 2023) was held in Samarkand on 7–8 September, organized by the Government of Uzbekistan with the technical support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The conference provided a welcome and timely platform for diverse stakeholders to review and discuss the current...

04 July 2023, Ankara – A four-day capacity-development workshop held in Ankara brought together 40 participants – 20 women and 20 men – from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MoAF) and FAO. The project “Leaving no one behind: Greater involvement and empowerment of rural women in Türkiye and Central Asia”, funded by the Government of Türkiye, aims to improve...