FAO supports Syrian refugees and Turkish host communities in starting agribusinesses
28/08/2020
Bursa Turkey – Another round of vocational and entrepreneurship training is about to start in Bursa province to support selected Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTPs) and Turkish citizens in launching micro-scale...
Experts discussed joint work to tackle land abandonment in Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan
20/08/2020
Ankara- Abandonment or un-utilization of agricultural lands is a common problem for many countries in Europe and Central Asia. Only in Turkey, about 2 million hectares of fertile agricultural lands...
Gutu: The best remedy is sustainable food and agriculture
20/08/2020
Ankara- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Sub-regional Coordinator for Central Asia and FAO Representative in Turkey Viorel Gutu made a speech at the “Future of Agriculture...
World Food Day poster contest
19/08/2020
Calling out to all children and teens around the world!
If you’re between ages 5 to 19, we want you to use your imagination and create a poster of your favourite food...
Collaboration among BSEC member countries on sustainable food systems
19/08/2020
Ankara- Agricultural and food systems are undergoing dramatic changes worldwide, becoming increasingly globalized, concentrated, industrialized and science and capital-intensive. Rapid urbanization and increases in income levels are also driving changes..
FAO held the second technical capacity training on Land Use Planning.
18/08/2020
Ankara- The second webinar series was held within the scope of the technical cooperation project "Integrated Land Use Planning for Food Safety by Improving Ecosystem Management with Climate Resilience (ILUP)" with...
FAO promotes FFS to create employment opportunities for Syrians and Turkish farmers on top of sustainable agribusiness
12/08/2020
Izmir, Turkey- A training-of-trainers programme was launched today for 13 selected facilitators coming from Turkey’s four provinces. The programm is part of the Farmer Field Schools component of an FAO project,...
SAVE YOUR FOOD campaign launches talks with metropolitan municipalities
11/08/2020
Launched in May in collaboration with FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey, the SAVE YOUR FOOD campaign conducted talks with two metropolitan municipalities this week. Municipalities...
Online training helps veterinarians in Lumpy skin disease preparedness
09/08/2020
Budapest, HungaryTo ensure preparedness, early detection, and response against the incursion of any transboundary animal disease, it is paramount to train the first responders – the veterinarians, and as many...
Veterinarians in Central Asia discuss animal health data
07/08/2020
Animal diseases often occur in ecosystems that span several countries and evidence shows that their prevention, control and eradication can be achieved via efficient coordination and collaboration among countries. Best...
Global food prices rise in July
06/08/2020
Rome - Global food prices continued rising for the second consecutive month in July, led by vegetable oils and dairy products, according to the benchmark United Nations report.
The Food and Agriculture...
FAO and Japan support Syrian refugees and Turkish host communities in starting agribusinesses
05/08/2020
5 August 2020, Şanlıurfa, Turkey – Another round of vocational trainings are about to start in Bursa, İzmir, and Şanlıurfa provinces to support selected Syrian refugees under temporary protection and Turkish...
Rising uncertainties from COVID-19 cloud medium-term agricultural prospects
16/07/2020
Paris/Rome - The fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented uncertainties in global food supply chains, with potential bottlenecks in labour markets, input industries, agriculture production, food processing, transport and...
As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns
15/07/2020
Rome -More people are going hungry, an annual study by the United Nations has found. Tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished over the past five years,...
FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey held a special session with the Union of the Municipalities of Turkey
08/07/2020
FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey organized a special session today with the Union of the Municipalities of Turkey as the part of the joint SAVE YOUR...
FAO project Phase III: Cooperatives in İzmir and Bursa and Production in Şanlıurfa Strengthen
01/07/2020
Ankara – The partners of the project, which is conducted by partnership of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and supported by the...
FAO introduces online course 'Methodological Framework for Integrated Land Use Planning'
26/06/2020
Ankara - The first online course on 'Methodological Framework for Integrated Land Use Planning' has started as part of the project called “Integrated land-use planning (ILUP) for Food Security by...
FAO takes decisive step for new project
10/06/2020
Ankara - FAO Turkey FAO Turkey continues its works at full speed despite the Covid-19 pandemic, which affected the whole world. The first board meeting for the project financed by...
10 provinces excited about agriculture training courses
27/05/2020
Ankara, Turkey – As the first step of the project, the Trainer Training program was initiated with an online meeting held yesterday. It is one of the most important projects...
Food loss and waste reduction campaign of FAO and Turkey takes off
20/05/2020
Ankara, Turkey - FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey launched a joint national media campaign “Save Your Food” to raise public awareness about the detrimental impacts of...