Ankara – The abandonment or non-utilization of agricultural land is a common problem in many countries, especially in South-Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Land abandonment undermines food security, results in...

Istanbul – Ministers and high-level representatives from across Central Asia, Turkey and Azerbaijan met with representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today to participate...

Izmir, Turkey – Wheat is the world’s most widely grown crop and a source of food and livelihoods for over 1 billion people in many developing countries. Historically speaking, the biggest...

Ankara - Turkey's steppe ecosystems cover approximately 32 million hectares and include natural grasslands, meadows, and pastures. The integrity of Turkey's steppe ecosystems face threats such as habitat loss, overgrazing,...

Ankara – A virtual inception meeting was held on 11 April 2022 to announce the Letter of Agreement (LoA) signed between FAO and the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies...

Ankara – As concerns rise about global food security, an online regional workshop has shed light on the threats posed by wheat rust diseases. The workshop took place on 5...

Bodrum, Turkey – The international fish trade is expanding due to sustained demand, trade liberalization policies, globalization of food systems and technological innovations. To address these and other issues arising...

Ankara – Representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, met with...

 Rome  – Over the past two years, COVID-19 has presented many challenges to global food security. Today, what is happening in Russia and Ukraine adds another significant challenge. Russia and Ukraine...

Rome  – The benchmark gauge for world food prices went up in February, reaching an all-time high, led by vegetable oils and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...

Ankara – A meeting was held yesterday with the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) to enhance collaboration in the field of cooperatives within the scope of a project entitled “Building the...

Bolu, Turkey – An inception workshop for the “Developing an Agro-Ecology Management System by Promoting Ecosystem-Oriented Food Production” project was organized today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...

online – A workshop organized by FAO brought together research experts from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan...

Izmir, Turkey – Representatives of 13 cooperatives from 10 provinces met in Izmir to sign the “E-Commerce Cooperation Protocol”, an initiative prepared under the guidance of FAO experts and legal...

During 12 - 15 February 2022, the Kızılay Metro Station will host a Grown for a bin photo exhibition, which is jointly organised by the Metropolitan Municipality of Ankara, Food...

 Izmir – An inception workshop for the FAO Technical Cooperation Project Support for Improved Cost and Price Monitoring in Agrifood Supply Chain took place in Izmir on 2–5 February 2022. The...

Hatay, Turkey –Today marks the end of a job fair marathon in Turkey, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) within the scope of the...

Rome  – The gauge for world food prices went up in January, largely catalysed by supply-side constraints for vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported...

 Budapest, Hungary – At a three-day FAO workshop starting today, nine countries around the Black Sea basin learn risk-based approaches to prevent, control, and eradicate Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR),...

Ankara – Rural women provide significant contributions to agriculture and food security while simultaneously taking care of their families and households. This heavy burden often goes unrecognized and uncompensated.   In addition,...